# Rastede

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{{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](/source/Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik_Niedersachsen)}}</ref>
|leader_term       = 2019&ndash;24
|party             = SPD
}}

'''Rastede''' ({{IPA|de|ʁaˈsteːdə, -ˈʃteː-}}; {{langx|nds|Raastäe/Raas}}) is a municipality in the [Ammerland](/source/Ammerland) district, in [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated approximately 12&nbsp;km north of [Oldenburg](/source/Oldenburg_(city)). It is the site of the [Schloss Rastede](/source/Schloss_Rastede).

The [Rastede railway station](/source/Rastede_railway_station) is located at the [Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven railway](/source/Oldenburg%E2%80%93Wilhelmshaven_railway).

== Notable people ==
* [Hermann Schussler](/source/Hermann_Schussler) (1842-1919), German water-systems engineer and architect of dams 
* [Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg](/source/Augustus%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Oldenburg) (1783-1853), Grand Duke of Oldenburg
* [Christian, Duke of Oldenburg](/source/Christian%2C_Duke_of_Oldenburg) (born 1955), Duke of Oldenburg

== Economy ==
The [aerospace](/source/aerospace) machine manufacturer [Broetje-Automation GmbH](/source/Broetje-Automation_GmbH) is based in Rastede. Customers include [Airbus](/source/Airbus), [Boeing](/source/Boeing), [Bombardier](/source/Bombardier_Aviation), [Embraer](/source/Embraer), [Premium Aerotec](/source/Premium_AEROTEC), [Mitsubishi](/source/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>

==References==
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{{commons category|Rastede}}

{{Cities and towns in Ammerland (district)}}

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Category:Ammerland
Category:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

{{Ammerland-geo-stub}}

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