Wangerland

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Wangerland within Friesland district

(2021–26) Mario Szlezak^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total176 km² (68 sq mi)Elevation

2 m (7 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,149 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

26434, 26441 (Groß Hauskreuz)

Dialling codes04463, 04464, 04461, 04425, 04426Vehicle registrationFRIWebsitewww.wangerland-online.de

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.

History

First settlements are dated on the 2nd century B.C.

Subdivision

The municipality consists of the following villages: Altgarmssiel, Förrien, Friederikensiel, Hohenkirchen, Hooksiel, Horumersiel, Middoge, Minsen, Neugarmssiel, Oldorf, Schillig, Tettens, Waddewarden and Wiarden.^[3]

References

^ "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Ortschaften on Wangerland.de (German)