Type: | Gemeinde |
Langwedel | |
Image Coa: | Wappen Langwedel.png |
Coordinates: | 52.9667°N 22°W |
Image Plan: | Langwedel in VER.svg |
State: | Lower Saxony |
District: | Verden |
Elevation: | 19 |
Area: | 76.12 |
Postal Code: | 27299 |
Area Code: | 04232, 04235 |
Licence: | VER |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 3 61 006 |
Divisions: | 6 districts |
Website: | www.langwedel.de |
Mayor: | Andreas Brandt[1] |
Leader Term: | 2017 - 22 |
Party: | SPD |
Langwedel is a municipality in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 7 km northwest of Verden, and 30 km southeast of Bremen.
Langwedel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Langwedel, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.
Langwedel is a unit municipality and consists of the following villages: