What is Westerstede?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = WesterstedeStPetriKirche.jpg |image_caption = St Peters Church (St Petri Kirche) |name = Westerstede |image_flag = Flagge Westerstede.svg |image_coa = DEU Westerstede COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|15|N|7|55|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Westerstede in WST.svg |state = Lower Saxony |district = Ammerland |elevation = 6 |area = 179 |postal_code = 26655 |area_code = 04488, 04409 |licence = WST |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 51 007 |divisions = 24 districts |website = [https://www.westerstede.de/ www.westerstede.de] |mayor = Michael Rösner<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=[[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]]}}</ref> |leader_term = 2019&ndash;24 |party = }} '''Westerstede''' ([[Low German]]: ''Westerstäe'') is the capital of the [[Ammerland]] district, in [[Lower Saxony]], Germany. It is about 25&nbsp;km northwest of [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]. The villages of [[Burgforde]], [[Eggeloge]], [[Felde (Westerstede)|Felde]], [[Fikensolt]], [[Garnholt]], [[Gießelhorst]], [[Halsbek]], [[Halstrup]], [[Hollriede]], [[Hollwege]], [[Hollwegerfeld]], [[Hüllstede]], [[Ihausen]], [[Ihorst]], [[Karlshof (Westerstede)|Karlshof]], [[Linswege]], [[Linswegerfeld]], [[Mansie]], [[Lindern (Westerstede)|Lindern]], [[Moorburg]], [[Neuengland]], [[Ocholt]], [[Ocholterfeld]], [[Ollenharde]], [[Petersfeld]], [[Tarbarg]], [[Torsholt]], [[Westerloy]], [[Westerloyerfeld]] and [[Westerstederfeld]] are part of Westerstede. [[Image:WesterstedeStPetriKirche-BellTower.jpg|thumb|alt=alt The belltower for Westerstede's St. Peters Church is housed in its own building next to the church. |Belltower for St Peters Churc