Type: | Gemeinde |
Wangerland | |
Image Coa: | DEU Wangerland COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 53.65°N 64°W |
Image Plan: | Wangerland in FRI.svg |
State: | Lower Saxony |
District: | Friesland |
Elevation: | 2 |
Area: | 176 |
Postal Code: | 26434, 26441 (Groß Hauskreuz) |
Area Code: | 04463, 04464, 04461, 04425, 04426 |
Licence: | FRI |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 4 55 020 |
Divisions: | 14 quarters |
Website: | www.wangerland-online.de |
Mayor: | Mario Szlezak[1] |
Leader Term: | 2021 - 26 |
Party: | SPD |
Wangerland is a municipality in the district of Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approximately 20 km northwest of Wilhelmshaven, and 10 km north of Jever. Its seat is in the village Hohenkirchen.
First settlements are dated on the 2nd century B.C.
The municipality consists of the following villages: Altgarmssiel, Förrien, Friederikensiel, Hohenkirchen, Hooksiel, Horumersiel, Middoge, Minsen, Neugarmssiel, Oldorf, Schillig, Tettens, Waddewarden and Wiarden.[2]