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Vechta (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçta]; Northern Low Saxon: Vechte) is the capital and largest city of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.

Vechta
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Vechta within Vechta district
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Coordinates: 52°43′50″N 08°17′19″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Vechta
Subdivisions	15
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Kristian Kater[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	32,894
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49377
Dialling codes	04441
Vehicle registration	VEC
Website	www.vechta.de

It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every summer and has a history dating back to 1298. With an attendance of 800,000 visitors it is one of the biggest annual fairs in north-western Germany.[3]

The town was in the recent past known as a centre of far northern German Catholicism.

Town subdivisions

Vechta consists of the following 15 boroughs.

Vechta Stadt Bergstrup Calveslage Deindrup Hagen I

Hagen II Holtrup Holzhausen Langförden Oythe

Spreda Stoppelmarkt Stukenborg Telbrake Vardel

Transport and infrastructure

The A1, also known as the Hansalinie, passes by Vechta. There are three interchanges: Vechta-West/Bakum, Vechta-Langförden/Emstek, Vechta-Nord/Ahlhorn . Also, the B69 runs through the city of Vechta.

Transport

Vechta lies on the Delmenhorst-Hesepe railway and offers connections to Osnabrück and Bremen.

Population development

Vechta has become a very rich city with a high quality of living, so Vechta is one of the rare German towns that still has a growing population.

1890: 2,188 inhabitants 1905: 3,895 inhabitants 1910: 4,373 inhabitants 1933: 7,280 inhabitants 1939: 8,095 inhabitants

1950: 13,097 inhabitants 1977: 22,133 inhabitants 1980: 23,000 inhabitants 1990: 23,200 inhabitants 1995: 25,616 inhabitants

2000: 27,832 inhabitants 2005: 30,061 inhabitants 2008: 30,903 inhabitants 2009: 31,250 inhabitants 2021: 32,900 inhabitants

Theatre

Vechta is a fixed venue for the Landesbühne Niedersachsen Nord, founded in 1952. The headquarter is located in Wilhelmshaven, which stages annually up to ten performances at the Metropoltheater. The theatre offers 272 seats.

Stoppelmarkt

Stoppelmarkt was first mentioned as a market in 1298. In earlier times, it was held in the streets of the city within the fortress walls. Even then, merchants from many European countries came to Vechta. In 1577 the city of Vechta was hit by the plague. Therefore, the market had to be moved to an open field outside the city walls. Since the stubble remains of the last harvest were still standing on the field, the market was henceforth called Stoppelmarkt.[4] In 2020 and 2021 the market is cancelled because of Corona.[5]

Climate

The climate in Vechta is a moderate sea climate, influenced by wet northwest winds from the North Sea. The long term average air temperature reaches 8.5 to 9.0 °C and about 700 millimeters of rainfall per year. Between May and August, an average of 20–25 summer days (climatological term for days with the maximum temperature exceeds 25 °C) are calculated.

Twin towns – sister cities

Vechta is twinned with:[6]

• Le Cellier, France
• Jászberény, Hungary
• Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France

Sport

Vechta is home of the Rasta Vechta, basketball club which plays in German Basketball Bundesliga.

Notable people

• Andreas Romberg (1767–1821), composer and violin player
• Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (1940–1975), lyrician
• Ansgar Brinkmann (born 1969), footballer
• Martin Welzel (born 1972), associate organist at Munich Cathedral
• Katja Suding (born 1975), politician
• Alparslan Erdem (born 1988), footballer

See also

• University of Vechta

References

External links

• Official site (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Vechta

Vechta [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈfɛçta] (plattdeutsch Vechte) ist die Kreisstadt und gleichzeitig mit 33.309 Einwohnern die größte Stadt des gleichnamigen Landkreises im westlichen Niedersachsen sowie eine selbständige Gemeinde. Die als „Reiterstadt“ bekannte Universitätsstadt ist mit Cloppenburg eine der beiden Kreisstädte im Oldenburger Münsterland und wird in der Raumordnung des Landes Niedersachsen als Mittelzentrum geführt.[2] Seit 1994 bildet Vechta mit den Städten Damme, Diepholz und Lohne das sogenannte Städtequartett. Seit 2006 gehört Vechta zur Metropolregion Nordwest.[3]

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- [en] Vechta

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[ru] Фехта

Фехта (нем. Vechta) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Нижняя Саксония.

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