Seevetal is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Winsen (Luhe). Its seat is in the village Hittfeld. It is named after the river Seeve.
HistoryOn July 1st, 1972, the administrations of 19 independent small towns were merged to form the Seevetal municipality. The 19 towns forming Seevetal are:
Several of these towns have a rich history: the existence of Rahmelsloh was first vouched in the year 845, Maschen was first mentioned in official documents in 1294, and Hittfeld celebrated it's 900th anniversary in June 2007. The St. Mauritius church in Hittfeld dates back to the 12th century. DemographicsPopulation of Seevetal (as of December 31st of each year):
PoliticsThe council of the Seevetal municipality consists of 40 seats. The current council was elected on September 10th, 2006 and consists of:
The current mayor Günter Schwarz (SPD) was elected on October 2nd, 2005. Sports
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