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

In addition, Vechta with nearby Cloppenburg have both the highest fertility rates and lowest median ages in Germany, due to the large Catholic population.

The headquarter is located in Wilhelmshaven, which stages annually up to ten performances at the Metropoltheater.

Since the stubble remains of the last harvest were still standing on the field, the market was henceforth called Stoppelmarkt.

The long term average air temperature reaches 8.5 to 9.0 °C and about 700 millimeters of rainfall per year.