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Bramsche

Coordinates: 52°24′N 7°59′E / 52.400°N 7.983°E / 52.400; 7.983
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Bramsche
Town
Church in Bramsche
Church in Bramsche
Coat of arms of Bramsche
Coat of arms
Location of Bramsche within Osnabrück district
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Bramsche is located in Germany
Bramsche
Bramsche
Bramsche is located in Lower Saxony
Bramsche
Bramsche
Coordinates: 52°24′N 7°59′E / 52.400°N 7.983°E / 52.400; 7.983
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Heiner Pahlmann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
183.32 km2 (70.78 sq mi)
Highest elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Lowest elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
32,179
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49565
Dialling codes05461
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitebramsche.de

Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Osnabrück, at 52°24′N 7°59′E / 52.400°N 7.983°E / 52.400; 7.983. Population is 30,952 (2018).

Subdivisions

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Bramsche Malgarten monastery

In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.

Mayors

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The mayor of Bramsche is Heiner Pahlmann (SPD), re-elected in 2021.[1] He was first elected in May 2014 with 63.0% of the votes.[3] His predecessor Liesel Höltermann (SPD) did not run for mayor any more.

Year Inhabitants
1961 22,728
1970 23,921
1987 24,225
1990 28,120
1995 30,724
2000 30,633
2005 31,006
2010 30,986
2015 36,013

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bramsche is twinned with:[4]


Peter Urban. 2016

Notable people

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  • Peter Urban (born 1948), musician, radio and TV host
  • Marieluise Beck (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 1983
  • Anke Hennig (born 1964). politician (SPD) Member of the Bundestag since 2021. worked locally as a taxi driver.
  • Filiz Polat (born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
  • Simon Tüting (born 1986), footballer, played 297 games

References

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  1. ^ a b "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen 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.
  3. ^ Einzelergebnisse der Direktwahlen am 25. Mai 2014 in Niedersachsen Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 9 November 2014
  4. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-bramsche.de (in German). Bramsche. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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