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Profile ID:
SI-40363
City of Geestland
District:
Population:
31,093
(As of: Dec 31, 2024)
Employment rate:
65.4 %
(As of: Jun 30, 2025)
Homepage:
Facts & Figures
Population²:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabitants: | 31,093 | 16,008 (51.5 %) | 15,085 (48.5 %) |
| As of: Dec 31, 2024 | |||
| Age structure: |
Population density²:
| Inhabitants/km²: | 87.2 | |
| As of: Dec 31, 2024 | ||
Economic strength²:
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€ per inhabitant (District of Cuxhaven) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product 2023: | 31,961 | 64 % |
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€ per employed person (District of Cuxhaven) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross value added 2023 | ||
| - Production sector: | 100,501 | 95 % |
| - Service sector: | 64,667 | 85 % |
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€ per inhabitant (City of Geestland) |
State comparison (State=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Net revenue from local business tax 2024: | 391.68 | 55 % |
| Municipal share of income tax 2024: | 556.35 | 105 % |
Employment³:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons: | 7,109 | 3,929 (55.3 %) | 3,180 (44.7 %) |
| Change over previous year: | 101 (1.4 %) | ||
| Employment rate: | 65.4 % | ||
| As of: Jun 30, 2025 | |||
| Employed persons acc. to economic sectors: |
| In-commuters | Out-commuters | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commuters: | 4,145 | 9,004 | -4,859 |
| As of: Jun 30, 2025 | |||
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²:
| Schools of general education 2024 (City of Geestland) | |
| Elementary schools: | 5 |
| Secondary schools (Oberschulen): | 2 |
| Grammar schools: | 2 |
| Special schools: | 2 |
| Vocational schools 2024 (District of Cuxhaven) | |
| Vocational schools: | 6 |
| Vocational technical schools: | 4 |
| Technical secondary schools: | 3 |
| Vocational grammar schools: | 2 |
| Colleges: | 4 |
| Other educational facilities¹: | Ongoing school system (up to "Abitur" level = final secondary-school examinations / university entrance qualification) Evangelisches Bildungszentrum Bad Bederkesa, adult education centre (Volkshochschule) of the District of Cuxhaven, main office, Seeparkschule Wesermünde, special needs school with priority on bodily and motor development; Schule am Wiesendamm, support centre (Förderzentrum) with priority on mental development |
Leisure/culture/sport¹:
| Leisure facilities: | Campsites in Bederkesa, 18-hole golf course, signposted cycling and hiking trail networks, swimming at various lakes, fishing opportunities, lakes for sailing in Bad Bederkesa and Flögeln, barrier-free nature experience |
| Cultural facilities: | Castle with archaeological monument preservation, museum railroad, craft museum, wind and water mills, local history museums, ox tower in Imsum, historic burial mounds, Pipinsburg (Bülzenbett) in Sievern, Neuenwalde Monastery dating from 1334 |
| Sport facilities: | Numerous sports halls and pitches, various riding halls, Aqua Vitales moor spa (baths and sauna landscape with medical spa and wellness area), sports fields in the villages, DFB base, state athletics base, indoor beach areas, various tennis courts |
Living space¹:
| Price of residential building land: | 30.00 - 200.00 €/m² |
Location
Business promotion schemes¹:
GA funding (assisted region within the framework of the federal/state Joint Task (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe or GA) for the "improvement of the regional economic structure").
Public funding to compensate for location disadvantages for commercial enterprises (including tourism) in structurally weak regions. Funding for investments to create and secure jobs.
Public funding to compensate for location disadvantages for commercial enterprises (including tourism) in structurally weak regions. Funding for investments to create and secure jobs.
| Link to promotion info: | Cuxhaven Economic Development Agency http://www.afw-cuxhaven.de |
Map
Business Sites in this location¹:
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Industrial estate West../
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Properties in this location¹:
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Mattenburger Straße 37 in Bederkesa../
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Leher Landstraße 2 e in Langen../
../../mn-gi/en/profile/GI-66975 -
Leher Landstraße 81 in Langen../
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Mattenburger Straße 5 in Bederkesa../
../../mn-gi/en/profile/GI-66984 -
Bergstraße 32, Bad Bederkesa../
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Ohldorpsweg 1h, Langen../
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Contact
Contact:
Stadt Geestland
Sieverner Straße 10
27607 Geestland
27607 Geestland
| Phone: | +49 4743 937-1111 |
| Fax: | +49 4743 937-1119 |
| Homepage: | http://www.geestland.eu |
| E-mail: |  |
Contact partner:
Ms. Katja Beier, Economic Development
Phone: +49 4743 937-1570
Mobile: +49 162 2180855
E-mail:
| Sources: | ¹ | Own Survey (Last update on Feb 11, 2025) |
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LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremen http://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified)
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Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use http:/ |
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| The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on May 13, 2026 |
