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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seevetal (Northern Low Saxon: Seevdaal) is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Winsen (Luhe). Its seat is in the village Hittfeld. It is named after the river Seeve.
Seevetal | |
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Church of Saint Maurice at Hittfeld | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Seevetal within Harburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°23′N 09°58′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Harburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Emily Weede[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.20 km2 (40.62 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 42,449 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21220, 21217, 21218 |
| Dialling codes | 04105, 04185, 040 |
| Vehicle registration | WL |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 1972, the administrations of 19 independent smaller municipalities were merged to form the Seevetal municipality. The 19 towns and villages forming Seevetal are Beckedorf, Bullenhausen, Emmelndorf, Fleestedt, Glüsingen, Groß Moor, Helmstorf, Hittfeld, Holtorfsloh, Horst, Hörsten, Klein Moor, Lindhorst, Maschen, Meckelfeld, Metzendorf, Ohlendorf, Over and Ramelsloh.
Several of these towns have a rich history: the existence of Ramelsloh was first vouched in the year 845, Maschen was first mentioned in official documents in 1294, and Hittfeld celebrated its 900th anniversary in June 2007. The St. Mauritius church in Hittfeld dates back to the 12th century. Remarkable archaeological finds of the region are the Metzendorf-Woxdorf head burial dating to ca. 2200 BCE or the early Christian Maschen disc brooch which are in the permanent exhibition of the nearby Archaeological Museum Hamburg.
Seevetal is further subdivided into 19 villages and hamlets, which are grouped into six boroughs:[3]
Population of Seevetal (as of December 31 of each year):
Seevetal is the most populous German municipality that has no city rights, i.e., it is the most populous rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany.
The council of the Seevetal municipality consists of 40 seats. The current council was elected on September 10, 2006 and consists of:
The current mayor Emily Weede (CDU) was elected on 26 September 2021.[1]
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