| Type: | Gemeinde |
| Ganderkesee | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Ganderkesee (a) COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 53.0358°N 8.5483°W |
| Image Plan: | Ganderkesee in OL.svg |
| State: | Niedersachsen |
| District: | Oldenburg |
| Elevation: | 27 |
| Area: | 138.26 |
| Postal Code: | 27777 |
| Area Code: | 04222, 04221, 04223 |
| Licence: | OL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 4 58 005 |
| Divisions: | 25 districts |
| Website: | ganderkesee.de |
| Mayor: | Ralf Wessel[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
| Party: | CDU |
Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: Gannerseer) is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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.
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.
Ganderkesee was mentioned in 860 AD for the first time under the name of "Gandrikesarde".
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Ganderkesee is twinned with:[2]
Montval-sur-Loir, France
Pułtusk, PolandWith "Atlas Airport", Ganderkesee possesses a regional airport.
Mayor: Ralf Wessel (CDU), elected in September 2021.
The Council of Ganderkesee:
Near Steinkimmen is a 298adj=midNaNadj=mid guyed steel tube mast for FM- and TV-broadcasting, the Transmitter Steinkimmen.