Weyhe
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{{Infobox German location
|type = Gemeinde
|name = Weyhe
|image_photo = Weyhe Water Mill.jpg
|image_caption = Water mill
|image_coa = Wappen Weyhe.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|52|59|37|N|8|52|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Weyhe in DH.svg
|state = Niedersachsen
|district = Diepholz
|elevation = 7
|area = 60.25
|postal_code = 28844
|area_code = 04203, 0421
|licence = DH
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 51 047
|divisions = 9 districts
|website = [https://www.weyhe.de/ www.weyhe.de]
|mayor = Frank Seidel{{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 = 2019–24
|party = SPD
}}
Weyhe is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km south of Bremen.[https://www.weyhe.de/downloads/datei/OTAwMDUyMzstOy93d3cvdmh0ZG9jcy9jbXMvd2V5aGUvbWVkaWVuL2Rva3VtZW50ZS96YWhsZW5fZGF0ZW5fZmFrdGVuXzIwMTUucGRm weyhe.de]
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.
Education
In the western part there is the KGS Leeste, in the eastern part the KGS Kirchweyhe. These schools are part of the Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) system which employs all three traditional tracks in German education; Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium.
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Weyhe is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnergemeinden|url=https://www.weyhe.de/portal/seiten/partnergemeinden-9000040-21850.html|website=weyhe.de|publisher=Weyhe|language=de|access-date=2021-02-17}}
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Notable people
- Louise Ebert (1873–1955), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the first president of the Weimar Republic
- Katja Riemann (born 1963), actress
- Michael Rosemann (born 1967), professor and Honorary Consul in Brisbane, Australia
- Hermann Rumsfeld, great-great-grandfather of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Weyhe}}
{{Cities and towns in Diepholz (district)}}
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