Edewecht

Edewecht (Low German: Erwech) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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

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.

Edewecht had been a border watch location between Eastern Frisia and the County of Oldenburg for many centuries.

Wesermarsch Bad Zwischenahn Edewecht Apen Westerstede Rastede Wiefelstede Ammerland Lower Saxony Cloppenburg (district) Oldenburg Oldenburg (district) Leer (district) Friesland (district)
Coat of arms
Coat of arms