Marklohe is a municipality in

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Geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Marklohe is located 5 km from Nienburg on the opposite side of the river

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

and midway between

Verden (Aller) Verden an der Aller (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Veern''), also called Verden (Aller) or simply Verden, is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Aller. It is the district town of the district of Verden in Lower Saxony and an independent munic ...

and Minden. Marklohe is the administrative seat of the ''

Samtgemeinde A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipalities, equivalent to the '' Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenb ...

'' Weser-Aue.

Municipality structure

The municipality of Marklohe belongs to a district that directly adjoins the district of Lemke and Wohlenhausen, and is about 1,5 km from the district of Ortsteil Oyle.

History

In 1931 the town changed from its original name, Lohe, to Marklohe. The speculation was that the central gathering place, Marklohe, was called

Marklo Marklo was, according to the ''Vita Lebuini antiqua'', an important source for early Saxon history, the tribal capital of the Saxons in which they held an annual council to "confirm their laws, give judgment on outstanding cases, and determine by co ...

by the pre-Christian Saxons. That idea could not be certified.

Politics

Municipal government

The municipal government of Marklohe consists of 15 council men and council women. * CDU 6 Seats *

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been t ...

6 Seats *

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2 Seats * FWG 1 Seat (As of municipal elections on 11 September 2011)

Mayor

In the current local election period (2011-2016), Günther Ballandat (

) serves as the honorary mayor of the municipality.

Culture and items of interest

There is an open-air theater in Marklohe. It is the home of the Amateur Players Association of Marklohe, and is operated by volunteers. Each summer they present Low German dialect play. The association is also active in the winter months. Here, in the France Guest House in Marklohe the horn works of

Nienburg (Weser) Nienburg (, official name: ''Nienburg/Weser'') ( Low German: ''Nienborg'', ''Neenborg'' or ''Negenborg'') is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Situated on the scenic German Timber-Frame Road, Nienbu ...

are played.

Buildings

The church of St. Clement of Rome was built in the 12th century and has wall paintings and carvings in the choir.

Economy and infrastructure

The community is located just off the route 214. The route runs from Nienburg/Weser to Sulingen, and

Bundesstraße 6 The Bundesstraße 6 (abbr. B6) is a German federal highway running from Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to Görlitz on the Polish border. H ...

from Nienburg/Wesser to Bremen.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

subtype for this climate is " Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate).Climate Summary for closest city on record
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Personalities

* Hans Adolf von Arenstorff (1895–1952),

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and landowner * Magdalene Thimme (1880–1951), German educator and opponent to National Socialism * William Thimme (1879–1966), German theologian and professor

References

External links

Municipality website
{{Cities and towns in Nienburg (district) Nienburg (district)