Edewecht, Lower Saxony, Germany

Villages | History

🇩🇪 Edewecht (Erwech) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km (9 miles) west of Oldenburg.

Villages • Friedrichsfehn Nord; • Friedrichsfehn Süd; • Husbäke; • Jeddeloh I; • Jeddeloh II; • Kleefeld; • Klein Scharrel; • Nord Edewecht I; • Nord Edewecht II; • Osterscheps; • Portsloge; • Süddorf; • Süd Edewecht; • Westerscheps; • Wildenloh; • Wittenberge; • Edewecht; • Friedrichsfehn.

History Edewecht was the scene of severe fights during the last weeks of the Second World War. Coming from Friesoythe in the south, on April 17, 1945, Canadian troops had to conquer Edewecht in fierce house-by-house fighting against fanatic German paratroopers and other soldiers. The famous German artist Joseph Beuys, who was a young man in these days, was one of the Wehrmacht paratroopers defending Edewecht, and got injured on April, 27 during battle.

This battle was the fifth time that Edewecht was destroyed in a war. The first four times were in the 15th and 16th centuries. Edewecht had been a border watch location between Eastern Frisia and the County of Oldenburg for many centuries.

Europe/Berlin/Lower_Saxony 

Edewecht has a population of over 22,748 people. Edewecht also forms part of the wider Ammerland District which has a population of over 125,643 people. Edewecht is situated near Westerstede.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Edewecht has links with:

🇵🇱 Krosno, Poland 🇩🇪 Wusterhausen, Germany

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North of: 53.117

🇵🇱 Bydgoszcz 53.119

🇵🇱 Białystok 53.128

🇧🇾 Baranovichi 53.132

🇧🇾 Baranavichy 53.132

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mansfield 53.133

🇩🇪 Oldenburg 53.139

🇧🇾 Babruysk 53.139

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matlock 53.14

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Skegness 53.145

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sandbach 53.146

South of: 53.117

🇵🇱 Mława 53.112

🇳🇱 Drachten 53.108

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leek 53.107

🇳🇱 Smallingerland 53.1

🇩🇪 Rotenburg 53.1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kirkby-in-Ashfield 53.099

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Crewe 53.099

🇷🇺 Novokuybyshevsk 53.094

🇧🇾 Slonim 53.094

🇵🇱 Ostrołęka 53.085

East of: 7.967

🇳🇪 Agadez 7.983

🇩🇪 Warendorf 7.99

🇳🇴 Kristiansand 7.995

🇨🇭 Willisau 8

🇩🇪 Siegen 8.023

🇮🇹 Imperia 8.032

🇮🇹 Alba 8.033

🇩🇪 Cloppenburg 8.035

🇨🇭 Aarau 8.044

🇩🇪 Osnabrück 8.048

West of: 7.967

🇩🇪 Offenburg 7.932

🇩🇪 Westerstede 7.917

🇩🇪 Jever 7.9

🇩🇪 Ahlen 7.883

🇩🇪 Bad Kreuznach 7.867

🇳🇬 Afikpo South 7.867

🇩🇪 Freiburg im Breisgau 7.85

🇩🇪 Freiburg 7.85

🇩🇪 Emmendingen 7.833

🇩🇪 Olpe 7.833

Antipodal to Edewecht is: -172.033,-53.117

Locations Near: Edewecht 7.96667,53.1167

🇩🇪 Westerstede 7.917,53.25 d: 15.2  

🇩🇪 Oldenburg 8.214,53.139 d: 16.7  

🇩🇪 Cloppenburg 8.035,52.843 d: 30.8  

🇩🇪 Wilhelmshaven 8.112,53.52 d: 45.8  

🇩🇪 Jever 7.9,53.567 d: 50.2  

🇩🇪 Wittmund 7.767,53.567 d: 51.8  

🇩🇪 Vechta 8.283,52.717 d: 49.3  

🇩🇪 Brake 8.483,53.333 d: 42  

🇩🇪 Aurich 7.483,53.467 d: 50.5  

🇩🇪 Diepholz 8.37,52.609 d: 62.6  

Antipodal to: Edewecht -172.033,-53.117

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16448.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15695  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15646.8  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15605.4  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11752.5  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11668.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11655  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11650.3  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11649.8  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11627.9  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 53.1167 7.96667

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