Vechta (district)
Encyclopedia : V : VE : VEC : Vechta (district)
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State: | Lower Saxony | ||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Vechta
|-
| Area:||813 km²
|-
| Inhabitants:||132,500 (2003)
|-
| pop. density:||163 inh./km²
|-
| Car identification:||VEC
|-
| Homepage:||http://www.kreis-vechta.de
|-
!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#DEFFAD|Map
|-
|colspan=2 align=center|
HistoryIn the 13th century the region was acquired by the bishop of Münster and became a part of his clerical state. When the clerical states of Germany were dissolved in 1803, Vechta was annexed by Oldenburg, while clerically still belonging to Münster, hence the name Oldenburger Münsterland is also used for the region (together with Cloppenburg district). The present district was established in 1945 and became a part of the newly founded state of Lower Saxony. GeographyThe countryside is generally plain. Only in the very south there is a hill chain close to the town of Damme, called the Dammer Berge. The western shore of the Dümmer lake with its adjoining fens is also part of the district. Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. | ||||||||||||||