Rastede

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Rastede

Municipality

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Location of Rastede within Ammerland district

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Coordinates: 53°15′N 8°12′E﻿ / ﻿53.250°N 8.200°E﻿ / 53.250; 8.200
Country| Germany
State| Lower Saxony
District| Ammerland
Subdivisions| 27 districts
Government

• Mayor (2019-24) | Lars Krause[1] (SPD)
Area

• Total

| 123 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation

| 10 m (30 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 23,180
• Density| 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

26180

Dialling codes| 04402
Vehicle registration| WST
Website| www.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

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* 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

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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

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

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