Weyhe

Weyhe is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.^[3]

Weyhe
Municipality
Water mill
Coat of arms
Location of Weyhe within Diepholz district
Weyhe Show map of Germany Weyhe Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°59′37″N 8°52′24″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Frank Seidel[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	60.25 km2 (23.26 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	31,672
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	28844
Dialling codes	04203, 0421
Vehicle registration	DH
Website	www.weyhe.de

History

First mentioned in 860, when a sick girl from "Wege" travelled to the grave of Saint Willehad in Bremen. Legend has it that she was cured by a miracle. However, it was not until 1 March 1974 when the municipally was officially christened as "Weyhe". That day, the nine smaller municipalities Kirchweyhe, Leeste, Lahausen, Sudweyhe, Erichshof, Melchiorshausen, Dreye, Jeebel and Ahausen were united.

Education

In the western part there is the KGS Leeste, in the eastern part the KGS Kirchweyhe. These schools are part of the Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) system which employs all three traditional tracks in German education; Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Weyhe is twinned with:^[4]

• Cesvaine, Latvia
• Coulaines, France
• Ērgļi, Latvia
• Lubāna, Latvia
• Madona, Latvia
• Varakļāni, Latvia

Notable people

• Louise Ebert (1873–1955), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the first president of the Weimar Republic
• Katja Riemann (born 1963), actress
• Michael Rosemann (born 1967), professor and Honorary Consul in Brisbane, Australia
• Hermann Rumsfeld, great-great-grandfather of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld