{{Infobox German location |type = Gemeinde |name = Rastede |image_photo = Schloss Rastede.jpg |image_caption = Rastede Palace |image_flag = Flagge Rastede.svg |image_coa = DEU Rastede COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|15|N|8|12|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Rastede in WST.svg |state = Lower Saxony |district = Ammerland |elevation = 10 |area = 123.6 |postal_code = 26180 |area_code = 04402 |licence = WST |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 51 005 |divisions = 27 districts |website = [https://www.rastede.de/ www.rastede.de] |mayor = Lars Krause<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen}}</ref> |leader_term = 2019–24 |party = SPD }}
'''Rastede''' ({{IPA|de|ʁaˈsteːdə, -ˈʃteː-}}; {{langx|nds|Raastäe/Raas}}) is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.
The Rastede railway station is located at the Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven railway.
== Notable people == * Hermann Schussler (1842-1919), German water-systems engineer and architect of dams * Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783-1853), Grand Duke of Oldenburg * Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (born 1955), Duke of Oldenburg
== Economy == The aerospace machine manufacturer Broetje-Automation GmbH is based in Rastede. Customers include Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Premium Aerotec, Mitsubishi and many other companies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steckel |first=Lothar |date=2023-04-11 |title=Broetje-Automation ist ein wichtiger Partner der Flugzeug-Industrie |url=https://www.aktiv-online.de/news/broetje-automation-ist-ein-wichtiger-partner-der-flugzeug-industrie-17460 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=aktiv |language=de}}</ref>
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