Ostercappeln

Summary

Ostercappeln is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 15 km northeast of Osnabrück. The municipality is made up of three villages, Ostercappeln, Venne and Schwagstorf, along the Bundesstraße 218. Ostercappeln is the location of the St. Raphael hospital, which serves a general hospital for the surrounding municipalities and as a center for pulmonary diseases for the district.

Ostercappeln
Saint Lambert Church
Saint Lambert Church
Coat of arms of Ostercappeln
Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district
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Ostercappeln is located in Germany
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln is located in Lower Saxony
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E / 52.350°N 8.233°E / 52.350; 8.233
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Erik Ballmeyer[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi)
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,890
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49179
Dialling codes05473
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.ostercappeln.de

Mayor edit

Since 2021: Erik Ballmeyer

International relations edit

Ostercappeln is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln edit

 
Ludwig Windthorst, 1872

Sport edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 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. ^ Headlam-Morley, James (1911). "Windthorst, Ludwig" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 715–716.