Syke () is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

Population

* 1961: 16,203 * 1970: 17,013 * 1979: 19,413 * 1987: 18,796 * 1992: 21,411 * 1997: 23,340 * 2002: 23,786 * 2007: 24,527 * 2011: 24,279 * 2013: 23,666

Mayors

*2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP) *since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD) Suse Laue won the election in 2013 with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.

Notable people

* Andreas Frömberg (born 1954), sculptor * Gabriele Ullrich (born 1960), author

Other personalities

* Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf * Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke * Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards * Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke

References

{{Authority control Diepholz (district)