| Municipality of Ritterhude |
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| General |
| Administration¹ | |
District
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Business sites,
real estates | | Business sites: | 3 |
View | | | Real estates: | 3 |
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| Population |
Population²
| | | | | | | | | | Inhabitants: | 14,658 | | 7,372 |
(50.3 %)
| | 7,286 |
(49.7 %)
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Age structure: |  | |
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Population density²
| | Inhabitants/km²: | 445.8 | |
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| Infrastructure |
| Educational institutions² | | Elementary schools: | 3 | | Secondary schools: | 1 | | Secondary modern schools: | 1 | | Grammar schools: | 5
(District of Osterholz)
| | Special schools: | 4
(District of Osterholz)
| | Vocational schools: | 3
(District of Osterholz)
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| Health care¹ | | General practitioners: | 7 | | Dentists: | 6 | | Medical specialists: | 7 | | Other medical health
facilities:
| Healthcare in Ritterhude is well developed. General practitioners, specialist doctors, dispensing chemists and the social welfare station combine to provide competent care and support.
The district hospital in Osterholz-Scharmbeck can be reached in about 10 minutes by car and the Bremen-Nord central hospital in around 20 minutes by car. | |
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| Leisure/culture/sport¹ | Leisure
facilities:
| The municipality of Ritterhude lies embedded in an atmospheric river landscape. You can go canoeing on the rivers Hamme and Wümme or enjoy a sociable boat trip in a "Torfkahn" (a traditional river barge for peat transport).
With the "Ritterhude" Torfkahn, for instance, you can take a boat trip into the past colonisation of the moors or simply enjoy the trip through a rare animal and plant world. Leisurely and contemplatively boating along the River Hamme, drinking in the atmosphere of the Hamme lowlands – a simply wonderful experience.
Nature-lovers are in their element here with us. Large areas within the precincts of the municipality are protected countryside. Together with the Osterholz Biological Station, a registered non-profit society, you can explore the intense experience nature has to offer, for instance during conducted tours through the Heerweger Moor and the Untere Wümme nature preserve or on combined water and hiking tours. You can find out more details about the offers available and make reservations for the guided tours at www.biologische-station-osterholz.de.
The varied countryside can also be explored by bicycle or on foot. Cycle routes and hiking trails lead, for example, into the gently rolling hills of the Bremer Schweiz region with its lovely river and creek valleys and through Stendorf, Werschenrege and Lesumstotel, which are in part traditional rural villages.
| | Cultural
facilities:
| The cultural and social scene in Ritterhude is varied and colourful: concerts, choir events and exhibitions are as much a part of it as the numerous events and balls organised by the more than 60 clubs, societies and associations.
The highlights and particularly favourite events among the visitors are the Erntefest (Harvest Festival) in Lesumstotel in August and the Hammefest festival around the Riesstraße at the beginning of September. Our European partners from the twin towns Val de Reuil (France), Sztum (Poland), Bad Belzig in the German federal state of Brandenburg, and Scheemda (Netherlands) all celebrate regularly with us at these events. A fruitful collaboration and partnership has developed over the years with these towns at a number of different levels. | | Sport
facilities:
| If you want to engage in sport in Ritterhude, you'll have plenty of possibilities to choose from because the range of offers here is particularly broad, not just organised within the various clubs but also independently of them.
Ritterhude has a lot to offer both young and old. The local clubs, associations, and the municipal administration will be happy to help you further. | | |
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| Living space¹ | | Price of residential building land: | 85.00 - 140.00 €/m² | |
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| Transport¹ | | | | | | | | Motorway | A 27 | | 0 km | | | Motorway | A 1 | | 27 km | | | Trunk road / A-road | B 74 | | 0 km | | | International airport | Bremen Airport | | 20 km | | | Rail station | Local railway station | | 0 km | | | Freight traffic centre | Bremen | | 12 km | | | Seaport | Bremen | | 15 km | | | Seaport | Bremerhaven | | 50 km | | | | |
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| Economics |
Economic strength²  | | | | | | | Gross domestic product 2009:
| 16,396 | 56 % | | | | | | | | | Gross value added 2009 | | - Production sector: | 36,941 | 65 % | | - Service sector: | 47,909 | 91 % | | | | | | | | Net revenue from local business tax 2010:
| 232.23 | 79 % | | Municipal share of income tax 2010:
| 331.04 | 129 % | | |
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Employment³
| | | | | | | | | | | Employed persons: | 3,549 | 1,354 |
(38.2 %)
| 2,195 |
(61.8 %)
| | Change over previous year: | +97 |
(+2.8 %)
| | | Employment rate: | 57.9 | % | |
Employed persons acc. to
economic sectors: |  | | | | | | | | Commuters: | 2,930 | 4,491 | -1,561 | | | |
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| Unemployment³ | |
Major
companies¹ | |
| Collection rates¹ | | Local business tax: | 375 % | | | Local property tax A: | 350 % | | | Local property tax B: | 390 % | | |
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Business promotion
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