# Seevetal

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**Seevetal** (ˈzeːvətaːl; nds: *Seevdaal*; both lit. 'Seeve Valley') is a municipality in the district of [Harburg](/source/Harburg_(district)), in [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), and 15 km west of [Winsen (Luhe)](/source/Winsen_(Luhe)). Its seat is in the village Hittfeld. It is named after the river [Seeve](/source/Seeve).

## History

On 1 July 1972, the administrations of 19 independent smaller municipalities were merged to form the Seevetal municipality. The 19 towns and villages forming Seevetal are Beckedorf, [Bullenhausen](/source/Bullenhausen), Emmelndorf, Fleestedt, Glüsingen, Groß Moor, Helmstorf, Hittfeld, Holtorfsloh, Horst, Hörsten, Klein Moor, Lindhorst, [Maschen](/source/Maschen), Meckelfeld, Metzendorf, Ohlendorf, [Over](/source/Over,_Seevetal) and [Ramelsloh](/source/Ramelsloh).

Several of these towns have a rich history: the existence of Ramelsloh was first vouched in the year 845, Maschen was first mentioned in official documents in 1294, and Hittfeld celebrated its 900th anniversary in June 2007. The St. Mauritius church in Hittfeld dates back to the 12th century. Remarkable archaeological finds of the region are the [Metzendorf-Woxdorf head burial](/source/Metzendorf-Woxdorf_head_burial) dating to ca. 2200 BCE or the early Christian [Maschen disc brooch](/source/Maschen_disc_brooch) which are in the permanent exhibition of the nearby [Archaeological Museum Hamburg](/source/Arch%C3%A4ologisches_Museum_Hamburg).

## Populated places

Seevetal is further subdivided into 19 villages and hamlets, which are grouped into six boroughs:[2]

- **Fleestedt:** Fleestedt, Glüsingen, Beckedorf, Metzendorf
- **Hittfeld:** Hittfeld, Emmelndorf, Helmstorf, Lindhorst
- **Maschen:** Maschen, Horst, Hörsten
- **Meckelfeld:** Meckelfeld, Klein-Moor
- **Over:** Over, Bullenhausen, Groß-Moor
- **Ramelsloh:** Ramelsloh, Ohlendorf, Holtorfsloh

## Demographics

Population of Seevetal (as of December 31 of each year):

- 1998 – 39,564
- 1999 – 40,164
- 2000 – 40,536
- 2001 – 40,819
- 2002 – 41,060
- 2003 – 41,157
- 2004 – 41,287
- 2005 – 41,614

Seevetal is the most populous German municipality that has no [city rights](/source/City_rights), i.e., it is the most populous rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany.

## Politics

The council of the Seevetal municipality consists of 40 seats. The current council was elected on September 10, 2006 and consists of:

- [CDU](/source/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Germany)) – 17 seats
- [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) – 13 seats
- BIS – 4 seats
- [FDP](/source/Freie_Demokratische_Partei) – 3 seats
- [Alliance 90/The Greens](/source/Alliance_90/The_Greens) – 3 seats

The current mayor Emily Weede (CDU) was elected on 26 September 2021.[1]

## Sport

- TuS Fleestedt
- HSG Seevetal
- TSV Eintracht Hittfeld
- SC Seevetal
- HSG Seevetal/Ashausen
- VfL Maschen
- ESV Maschen
- MTV Ramelsloh
- PBC Seevetal e.V. – Poolbillard
- SV Emmelndorf
- TV Meckelfeld
- Schützenverein Moor
- TSV Over Bullenhausen
- Windsurfer Seevetal e.V.

## Twin towns – sister cities

See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Germany)

Seevetal is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:[3]

- [Decatur](/source/Decatur,_Illinois), United States

## Notable people

- [Caroline Daur](/source/Caroline_Daur) (born 1995), fashion blogger, grew up here

## References

1. ["Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021"](https://wahlen.statistik.niedersachsen.de/SW2021/reports/DW/DW_Uebersicht.pdf). [Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen](/source/Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik_Niedersachsen). 13 October 2021.

1. ["Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Seevetal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210951/https://www.seevetal.de/downloads/datei/MTAwMDcwNTA7LTsvdXNyL2xvY2FsL2h0dHBkL3ZodGRvY3MvY21zL3NlZXZldGFsL21lZGllbi9kb2t1bWVudGUvMTAuMjBfMDQ0aGF1cHRzYXR6dW5nX3YuXzE5LjEyLjEyX3AwMDA4NTExMjFfLnBkZg==/10.20_044hauptsatzung_v._19.12.12_p000851121_.pdf). Archived from [the original](https://www.seevetal.de/downloads/datei/MTAwMDcwNTA7LTsvdXNyL2xvY2FsL2h0dHBkL3ZodGRvY3MvY21zL3NlZXZldGFsL21lZGllbi9kb2t1bWVudGUvMTAuMjBfMDQ0aGF1cHRzYXR6dW5nX3YuXzE5LjEyLjEyX3AwMDA4NTExMjFfLnBkZg==/10.20_044hauptsatzung_v._19.12.12_p000851121_.pdf) on 2016-03-04.

1. ["Städtepartnerschaft Seevetal - Decatur"](https://www.seevetal.de/portal/seiten/staedtepartnerschaft-seevetal-decatur-10000024-20200.html) (in German). *seevetal.de*. Seevetal. Retrieved 2021-03-25.

## External links

- (in German)

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