Vechta, District capital in Lower Saxony, Germany
The city of Vechta extends across 87.8 square kilometers of flat countryside, featuring residential neighborhoods and commercial areas at 37 meters above sea level.
The settlement developed from a market town in 1298 to become part of the state of Oldenburg following the dissolution of clerical states in 1803.
The Landesbühne Niedersachsen Nord theater company performs regular shows at the Metropoltheater, which contains 272 seats for local performances.
The city connects to major urban centers through three interchanges on the A1 highway and the Delmenhorst-Hesepe railway line between Bremen and Osnabrück.
The annual Stoppelmarkt fair draws 800,000 visitors to this city of 33,769 residents, making it a principal summer event in northwestern Germany.
Location: Vechta
Elevation above the sea: 37 m
Shares border with: Lohne, Bakum, Cappeln, Emstek, Visbek, Goldenstedt, Drebber, Diepholz
Website: https://vechta.de
GPS coordinates: 52.73056,8.28861
Latest update: May 28, 2025 17:58
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Goldenstedter Moor
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Saint Vitus Church (Visbek)
11.9 km
St. Gertrud
8 km
Wasserburg Hopen
9.1 km
Propsteikirche St. Georg (Vechta)
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St. Laurentius
6.5 km
Klosterkirche
487 m
Industriemuseum Lohne
8.2 km
Freilichtbühne Lohne
8.3 km
Herrenholz
9.7 km
Martin-Luther-Kirche
11.3 km
Trennmoor
9.8 km
Haus Uptmoor
8.1 km
St. Gorgonius (Goldenstedt)
11.3 km
St. Johannes Baptist
6.4 km
Heimatmuseum Aschen
9.9 km
Saint James the Greater Church
5.1 km
St. Anna Klus
10.1 km
Aschener Moor/Heeder Moor
7.8 km
Boller Moor und Lange Lohe
6.7 km
St. Marien in Oythe
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Drebbersches Moor
6.1 km
St. Vitus
9.7 km
Villa Trenkamp und Bohmann
8.3 km
Hallenwellen- und Freibad Vechta
1.3 km
Gut Schwede
11.7 km
Tal des Goldenstedter Mühlenbaches
10.4 kmReviews
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