Rastede

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Rastede within Ammerland district

(2019–24) Lars Krause^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total123 km² (47 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total23,180 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

26180

Dialling codes04402Vehicle registrationWSTWebsitewww.rastede.de

Rastede (Low German: Raastäe/Raas) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.

The Rastede railway station is located at the Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven railway.

Sons and daughters

Hermann Schussler (1842-1919), German water-systems engineer and architect of dams
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783-1853), Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (born 1955), Duke of Oldenburg
Uwe Stahmer (born 1960), famous motorcycle restorer

Economy

The aerospace machine manufacturer Broetje-Automation GmbH is based in Rastede. Customers include Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Premium Aerotec, Mitsubishi and many other companies.^[3]

References

^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Steckel, Lothar (2023-04-11). "Broetje-Automation ist ein wichtiger Partner der Flugzeug-Industrie". aktiv (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-16.