Weyhe

Weyhe
Water mill Water mill
Coat of arms of Weyhe Coat of arms
Weyhe
Location of Weyhe within Diepholz district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Government
• Mayor	Frank Lemmermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	60.25 km2 (23.26 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	30,047
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	28844
Dialling codes	04203, 0421
Vehicle registration	DH
Website	weyhe.de

Weyhe is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 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.

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.

Notable residents

• Louise Ebert (née Rump), wife of Friedrich Ebert, the 9th chancellor and first president in the Weimar period.
• Katja Riemann, actress
• Heinrich Rumsfeld, fifth-great-grandfather of Donald Rumsfeld, former United States Secretary of Defense