Weyhe

Weyhe () is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.

Key facts

German location.type: Gemeinde
German location.name: Weyhe
German location.image_photo: Weyhe Water Mill.jpg
German location.image_caption: Water mill
German location.image_coa: Wappen Weyhe.svg
German location.image_plan: Weyhe in DH.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Diepholz
German location.elevation: 7
German location.area: 60.36
German location.postal_code: 28844
German location.area_code: 04203, 0421
German location.licence: DH
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 2 51 047
German location.divisions: 9 districts
German location.website: www.weyhe.de
German location.mayor: Frank Seidel
German location.leader_term: 2019–24

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Startseite | Gemeinde Weyhe

Startseite Internet

weyhe.de →

Link to the official site · 24,664 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Official name: Weyhe
Population: 31958
Area: 60.36
Elevation: 6
Official website: www.weyhe.de
Image: Weyhe Water Mill.jpg
Dialing code: 04294
Licence plate code: DH

Show 5 more facts

postal code: 28844
Commons category: Weyhe
P8168: Frederc Rand Mann
native label: Weyhe
hashtag: Weyhe

Sources (11)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

6 sections

Contents

History
Education
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

Weyhe () is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.

==History== First mentioned in 860, when a sick girl from "Wege" travelled to the grave of Saint Willehad in Bremen. Legend has it that she was cured by a miracle. However, it was not until 1 March 1974 when the municipally was officially christened as "Weyhe". That day, the nine smaller municipalities Kirchweyhe, Leeste, Lahausen, Sudweyhe, Erichshof, Melchiorshausen, Dreye, Jeebel and Ahausen were united.