Brake, Lower Saxony

Brake
"Telegraph" in Brake
"Telegraph" in Brake
Coat of arms of Brake
Location of Brake within Wesermarsch district
LemwerderBerneBremenElsflethJadeOvelgönneBrakeStadlandNordenhamMellumButjadingenWesermarschWesermarschLower SaxonyDelmenhorstOldenburg (district)OldenburgAmmerlandWilhelmshavenFriesland (district)Wittmund (district)OsterholzBremerhavenCuxhaven (district)
Brake is located in Germany
Brake
Brake
Brake is located in Lower Saxony
Brake
Brake
Coordinates: 53°20′N 8°29′E / 53.333°N 8.483°E / 53.333; 8.483
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictWesermarsch
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Michael Kurz[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total38.18 km2 (14.74 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,094
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26919
Dialling codes04401
Vehicle registrationBRA
Websitewww.brake.de

Brake (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaːkə]) is the district seat of Wesermarsch district in northern Germany.

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.