Ganderkesee
# Ganderkesee

Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: Gannerseer) is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

## Geography

Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the community is in the glacial valley of the Weser. The sandy, higher and hilly terrain of Geest joins south.

The municipality Ganderkesee bordered to the east by the city of Delmenhorst, in the north of the communities Lemwerder and Berne in the district Wesermarsch and to the municipality Hude, to the west of the town Hatten and on the south by the municipalities Dötlingen and Harpstedt.

### Divisions

Ganderkesee includes 25 hamlets with about 31,200 residents: Ganderkesee, Almsloh, Bergedorf, Bookholzberg, Bookhorn, Bürstel, Elmeloh, Falkenburg, Grüppenbühren, Habbrügge, Havekost, Heide, Hengsterholz, Hohenböken, Holzkamp, Hoyerswege, Hoykenkamp, Immer, Neuenlande, Rethorn, Schierbrok, Schlutter, Schönemoor, Steinkimmen and Stenum.

## History

Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".

## Twin towns – sister cities

Ganderkesee is twinned with:

* Montval-sur-Loir, France
* Pułtusk, Poland

## Transport

With "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.

## Council

Mayor: Ralf Wessel (CDU), elected in September 2021.

The Council of Ganderkesee:

* SPD: 12 seats
* CDU: 11 seats
* FDP: 3 seats
* UWG (Independent voters Community Ganderkesee) / Free votes: 3 seats
* Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 6 seats

## Trivia

Near Steinkimmen is a 298-metre-high (978 ft) guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.

