| Municipality of Ritterhude |
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| General |
| Administration¹ | | Street address: | Gemeinde Ritterhude
Riesstraße 40
27721 Ritterhude |  | | Postal address: |
Postfach
11 59
27717 Ritterhude | | | Telephone: | 0 42 92 / 8 89 - 0 | | Fax: | 0 42 92 / 8 89 - 22 08 | | E-mail: | gemeinde@ritterhude.de | | Homepage: | http://www.ritterhude.de  | | | Contact: | Ms. Martina Reinhard oder Frau Beate Mildahn | | Telephone: | 0 42 92 / 8 89 - 108 | | Fax: | 0 42 92 / 8 89 - 22 08 | | E-mail: | buergerbuero@ritterhude.de | | | |
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District
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Business sites,
real estates | | Business sites: | 3 |
View | | | Real estates: | on request | | | |
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| Population |
Population²
| | | | | | | | | | Inhabitants: | 14,654 | | 7,372 |
(50.3 %)
| | 7,282 |
(49.7 %)
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Age structure: |  | |
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Population density²
| | Inhabitants/km²: | 446.0 | |
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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: | 9 | | Medical specialists: | 2 | | Other medical health
facilities:
| Healthcare in Ritterhude is well developed. General practitioners, specialist doctors, dispensing chemists and the social and church 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 in an atmospheric river landscape. You can go canoeing on the rivers Hamme and Wümme or enjoy a more sociable boat trip in a "Torfkahn".
With the "Ritterhude", 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 and in the surrounding region 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 be explored by bike or on foot. Cycle routes and hiking trails lead into the gently rolling hills of the Bremer Schweiz region with its lovely river and creek valleys and through the rural villages of Stendorf, Werschenrege and Lesumstotel.
| | 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 Hammefest around the Riesstraße, a festival taking place at the beginning of September, is the highlight and tourist magnet and a favourite event among the visitors. Our European partners from the twin towns Val de Reuil (France), Sztum (Poland), Belzig in the German federal state of Brandenburg, and Scheemda (Holland) all celebrate with us. A fruitful collaboration and partnership has developed over the years with these towns at a number of different levels. | | Sport
facilities:
| If you want engage in sport in Ritterhude, you'll have plenty of possibilities to chooose from because the range of offers here is particularly broad, not just in but also independent of the various clubs.
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 | | | Trunk road / A-road | B 74 | | 0 km | | | International airport | Bremen Airport | | 20 km | | | Rail station | Local railway station | | 0 km | | | Seaport | Bremen | | 15 km | | | Seaport | Bremerhaven | | 50 km | | | | |
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| Economics |
Economic strength²  | | | | | | | Gross domestic product 2007:
| 15,984 | 54 % | | | | | | | | | Gross value added 2007 | | - Production sector: | 44,205 | 68 % | | - Service sector: | 46,032 | 89 % | | | | | | | | Net revenue from local business tax 2009:
| 232.95 | 91 % | | Municipal share of income tax 2009:
| 346.20 | 130 % | | |
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Employment²
| | | | | | | | | | | Employed persons: | 3,452 | 1,324 |
(38.4 %)
| 2,128 |
(61.6 %)
| | Change over previous year: | +343 |
(+11.0 %)
| | | Employment rate: | 56.7 | % | |
Employed persons acc. to
economic sectors: |  | | | | | | | | Commuters: | 2,853 | 4,413 | -1,560 | | | |
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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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