Zetel

Zetel
Municipality
Church of Saint Martin
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zetel within Friesland district
Zetel Zetel
Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 07°58′27″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Friesland
Subdivisions	15 districts
Government
• Mayor	Heiner Lauxtermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	81.26 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	12,233
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26340
Dialling codes	04453, 04452
Vehicle registration	FRI
Website	www.zetel.de

Zetel is a municipality in the district of Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven, and 12 km west of Varel. Zetel is twinned with the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland.

Zetel Subdivisions

Astede	Collstede	Neuenburg	Spolsen
Astederfeld	Driefel	Neuenburgerfeld	Schweinebrück
Bohlenberge	Ellens	Ruttel	Klein Schweinebrück
Bohlenbergerfeld	Fuhrenkamp	Ruttelerfeld	Zetel

Notable residents

• Johannes Bitter, professional Handball player
• grim104, German rapper, half of Berlin duo Zugezogen Maskulin
• Karin Evers-Meyer, politician (SPD)
• Wilhelm Kunst, wood sculptor