Bramsche

Bramsche
Town
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Location of Bramsche within Osnabrück district
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Coordinates: 52°24′N 7°59′E / 52.400°N 7.983°E / 52.400; 7.983
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Heiner Pahlmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	183.39 km2 (70.81 sq mi)
Elevation	44–157 m (144–515 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	27,864
• Density	151.94/km2 (393.52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49565
Dialling codes	05461
Vehicle registration	OS, BSB. MEL, WTL
Website	bramsche.de

Bramsche (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁamʃə]) 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

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

• Achmer
• Balkum
• Epe and Malgarten
• Engter
• Evinghausen
• Hesepe
• Kalkriese – site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
• Lappenstuhl
• Pente
• Schleptrup
• Sögeln
• Ueffeln

Mayors

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Bramsche is twinned with:

• Biskupiec, Poland
• Harfleur, France
• Ra'anana, Israel
• Todmorden, England, United Kingdom

Notable people

• 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)
• Marcel Hafke (born 1982), politician (FDP)
• Simon Tüting (born 1986), footballer, played 297 games

References

External links

• Official homepage
• City Panoramas – Panoramic Views of Bramsche
• es war einmal: Die Hollaender

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