Bramsche
Church in Bramsche
Church in Bramsche
Coat of arms of Bramsche
Location of Bramsche within Osnabrück district
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 (202126) Heiner Pahlmann[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total183.32 km2 (70.78 sq mi)
Highest elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Lowest elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total32,103
  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

Bramsche Malgarten monastery

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

Mayors

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
196122,728
197023,921
198724,225
199028,120
199530,724
200030,633
200531,006
201030,986
201536,013

Twin towns – sister cities

Bramsche is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

  • Peter Urban (born 1948), radio and television moderator
  • Marieluise Beck (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 1983
  • Filiz Polat (born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
  • Simon Tüting (born 1986), footballer

References

  1. 1 2 "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 2021" (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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