Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück,

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. It is about north of

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...

, at . 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

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*Lappenstuhl *Pente *Schleptrup * Sögeln *Ueffeln

Mayors

The mayor of Bramsche is Heiner Pahlmann (

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), 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: *

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, Poland *

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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 Anke Hennig (born 7 October 1964) is a German politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD and has been a Member of the German Bundestag, member of the Bundestag, the federal diet since 2021. Life Hennig was born in 1964 in the We ...

(born 1964). politician (SPD) Member of the Bundestag since 2021. worked locally as a taxi driver. *

Filiz Polat Filiz Polat (born 11 July 1978) is a German politician for the Alliance 90/The Greens. Early years Polat was born on 11 July 1978 in Bramsche, a town in Osnabrück District, Germany, to a Turks in Germany, Turkish physician father and a German r ...

(born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens) *

Simon Tüting Simon Tüting (born 7 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Tüting was born in Bramsche, Lower Saxony. In 2007, he left VfL Osnabrück for then Bundesliga side Hansa Rostock. For Rost ...

(born 1986), footballer, played 297 games

References

External links

Official homepage
– Panoramic Views of Bramsche
es war einmal: Die Hollaender
Towns in Lower Saxony Osnabrück (district) {{Osnabrück-geo-stub