Hesel
Appearance
Hesel | |
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Location of Hesel in the Samtgemeinde Hesel | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Leer |
Municipal assoc. | Hesel |
Government | |
• Mayor | Heiko Müller (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.02 km2 (17.00 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,726 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26835 |
Dialling codes | 0 49 50 |
Vehicle registration | LER |
Website | www.hesel.de |
Hesel is a municipality in Leer district. It is situated approx. 12 km (7 miles) northeast of Leer, and 25 km (16 miles) east of Emden.
Hesel is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hesel.