Vechta
Located in Landkreis Vechta, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°43′36″ N 8°17′05″ E
- Population
- 33,728
- 33.7K
- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 21
- listed under Vechta
About Vechta
Vechta is a village. Location: Landkreis Vechta, Lower Saxony. Population: 33,728. Elevation: 36 m.
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. 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. In the recent past, the town was known as a centre of far-northern German Catholicism.
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At a glance
- Area
- 87.9 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Most populous of 10 places in Landkreis Vechta
- Nearest larger town: Landkreis Vechta, 7 km SW
- 34 sights and natural places within 10 km Early Camp Vechta, Langenberg
- Listed here: Village: 17, Historic site: 1, Mountain: 1, Neighbourhood: 1
Places in Vechta
21 places-
Vechta Town29.7K
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Langförden Village4.5K
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Bergstrup Village
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Bomhof Village
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Calveslage Village
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Deindrup Village
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Early Camp Vechta Historic site
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Grünemoor Village
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Hagen Neighbourhood
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Holtrup Village
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Holzhausen Village
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Langenberg Mountain
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Oythe Village
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Spreda Village
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Stoppelmarkt Village
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Strohe Village
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Stukenborg Village
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Telbrake Village
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Tonnenmoor Village
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Vardel Village
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Vor dem Moore Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kreuzberg Mountain, Lohne (Oldenburg)4.4 km S
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Lutter Mühlenbach River, Goldenstedt4.3 km NE
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Mühlenbach River, Lower Saxony4.5 km E
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Bruchbach River, Lower Saxony4.5 km E
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Grevingsberg Mountain, Lohne (Oldenburg)7.1 km S
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Arkeburg Historic site, Goldenstedt7.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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