Edewecht

Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km west of Oldenburg.

Villages in the municipality and their population

 * Friedrichsfehn Nord	1,747
 * Friedrichsfehn Süd	3,185
 * Husbäke	1,005 (known for the bog bodies found there; see: List of bog bodies)
 * Jeddeloh I	1,101
 * Jeddeloh II	1,333
 * Kleefeld	439
 * Klein Scharrel	1,229
 * Nord Edewecht I 2,246
 * Nord Edewecht II 2,548
 * Osterscheps	1,604
 * Portsloge	1,962
 * Süddorf	         608
 * Süd Edewecht	2,256
 * Westerscheps	554
 * Wildenloh	805
 * Wittenberge	386

total:	23,008


 * Edewecht only	7,050
 * Friedrichsfehn only	4,932

Source: website of the Edewecht Municipality.

Date: June 30, 2020.

The population figures include people, who have a second home in Edewecht besides to a dwelling elsewhere, and legally residing foreigners.

History
Edewecht was the scene of severe fights during the last weeks of the Second World War. Coming from Friesoythe in the south, on April 17, 1945, Canadian troops had to conquer Edewecht in fierce house-by-house fighting against fanatic German paratroopers and other soldiers. The famous German artist Joseph Beuys, who was a young man in these days, was one of the Wehrmacht paratroopers defending Edewecht, and got injured on April, 27 during battle.

This battle was the fifth time that Edewecht was destroyed in a war. The first four times were in the 15th and 16th centuries. Edewecht had been a border watch location between Eastern Frisia and the County of Oldenburg for many centuries.

Twin towns
Edewecht is twinned with
 * POL Krosno COA.svg Krosno in Poland 🇵🇱 (since 1996)
 * Wappen Wusterhausen(Dosse).png Wusterhausen/Dosse in Brandenburg Germany 🇩🇪

Sons and daughters

 * Hein ten Hoff (1919-2003), German boxer