Wedemark

Wedemark
Coat of arms
Wedemark
Location of Wedemark within Hanover district
Coordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E / 52.533°N 9.717°E / 52.533; 9.717Coordinates: 52°32′N 9°43′E / 52.533°N 9.717°E / 52.533; 9.717
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Helge Zychlinski (SPD)
Area
• Total	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	29,358
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	30900
Dialling codes	05130, 05072, 05131
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.wedemark.de

Wedemark is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on average per capita income in Lower Saxony.

Wedemark's neighbors are the municipalities Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Garbsen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lindwedel and Wietze (clockwise, beginning in the East).

Wedemark consists of 16 formerly independent villages, with a total of nearly 30,000 inhabitants all together.

Motorway A7 (Hamburg - Hanover) marks the East border of Wedemark (motorway exits in Berkhof and Mellendorf), whereas to the South the A352 (motorway exit Langenhagen-Kaltenweide) runs towards the north-western edge of Hanover.

There are three train stations in Wedemark, namely in Bennemühlen, Mellendorf and Bissendorf, with half-hourly services to Hanover during weekdays. In Mellendorf and Bennemühlen there are also connecting trains on local line to Hamburg, with the line running through the Lüneburg Heath, and the towns of Schwarmstedt, Hodenhagen, Walsrode, Bad Fallingbostel, Soltau and Schneverdingen along the line, taking a total of nearly three hours for 150 km.