Lemwerder
{{Short description|Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany}}
{{Infobox German location
|type = Gemeinde
|name = Lemwerder
|image_photo = Kapelle_am_Deich_Lemwerder.jpg
|image_caption = Chapel at the dyke
|image_coa = Wappen Lemwerder.png
|coordinates = {{coord|53|10|N|8|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Lemwerder in BRA.svg
|state = Lower Saxony
|district = Wesermarsch
|elevation = 1
|area = 36.39
|postal_code = 27809
|area_code = 0421
|licence = BRA
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 61 006
|divisions = 19 districts
|website = [http://www.lemwerder.de/ www.lemwerder.de]
|mayor = Christina Winkelmann{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen}}
|leader_term = 2021–26
|party = Ind
}}
Lemwerder ({{IPA|de|ˈlɛmvɛʁdɐ}}) is a municipality in the district of Wesermarsch, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Weser, approximately {{convert|27|km}} east of Oldenburg, and {{convert|17|km}} northwest of the centre of Bremen.
Since April 2021, Lemwerder has been governed by Mayor Christina Winkelmann.
The shipbuilding companies Lürssen and Abeking & Rasmussen both have shipyards in Lemwerder that specialise in the construction of superyachts.{{cite web |url=http://www.superyachts.com/directory-1502/abeking-and-rasmussen.htm |title=Abeking & Rasmussen |website=Superyachts |accessdate=21 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.luerssen-defence.com/company/luerssen-shipyards/lemwerder-lurssen-shipyard/ |title=Lemwerder |website=Lürssen |accessdate=21 August 2018}}
People
- Friedrich Lürssen (1851–1916), German shipbuilder, company founder and entrepreneur
- Carl Röver (1889–1942), German Nazi Party official
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