Lohne, Germany

Lohne (Oldenburg)

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Lohne (Oldenburg)

Coordinates: 52°40′0″N 08°14′19″E / 52.66667°N 8.23861°E / 52.66667; 8.23861Coordinates: 52°40′0″N 08°14′19″E / 52.66667°N 8.23861°E / 52.66667; 8.23861
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Vechta
Government
 • Mayor Tobias Gerdesmeyer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 90.78 km2 (35.05 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 26,060
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 49393
Dialling codes 04442
Vehicle registration VEC
Website www.lohne.de

Lohne (Oldenburg) is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km south-west of Vechta. The town lies on the A1 freeway between Bremen and Osnabrück.

Economy

As an industrial town in the Oldenburger Münsterland, Lohne (Oldenburg) is particularly well known for its plastics industry.

A famous company is Pöppelmann.

Notable places

The Lohne Museum of Industry opened in March 2000.

Politics

In 2011, Tobias Gerdesmeyer was elected as Mayor (CDU).

City council

CDU 22 seats
SPD 7 seats
Ratsgruppe LOHNER 5 seat

(as of 1. November 2011)

Districts

  • Bokern
  • Brägel
  • Brettberg
  • Brockdorf
  • Hamberg
  • Hopen
  • Krimpenfort
  • Kroge-Ehrendorf
  • Lerchental
  • Lohnerwiesen
  • Märschendorf
  • Meyerfelde
  • Moorkamp
  • Mühlenkamp
  • Nordlohne
  • Rießel
  • Schellohne
  • Südlohne
  • Voßberg
  • Vulhop
  • Wichel
  • Zerhusen

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)


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