Scheeßel

Scheeßel
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Mayor	Käthe Dittmer-Scheele (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	149.70 km² (57.8 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Population	12,868 (30/06/2006)
- Density	86 /km² (223 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ROW
Postal code	27383
Area code	04263
Website	www.scheessel.de Coordinates: 53°10′14″N 9°28′59″E / 53.17056, 9.48306

Scheeßel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Wümme, approx. 10 km northeast of Rotenburg, and 45 km east of Bremen.

The village celebrated its 1200th anniversary in 2005.

The village is host to the annual Hurricane Festival close to the Eichenring motorcycle speedway.

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