Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln | ||
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Saint Lambert Church | ||
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Ostercappeln Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district | ||
Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E / 52.350°N 8.233°ECoordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E / 52.350°N 8.233°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Lower Saxony | |
District | Osnabrück | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Rainer Ellermann (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,628 | |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 49179 | |
Dialling codes | 05473 | |
Vehicle registration | OS | |
Website | www.ostercappeln.de |
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.
Mayor
Since 2001: Rainer Ellermann
- Mill island in Venne
- Replica of an Iron Age house in Darpvenne
- Ludwig Windthorst Memorial
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine I"
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine II"
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine III"
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Driehauser Steine"
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort I"
- Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort II"
International relations
Ostercappeln is twinned with:
Bolbec, France, since 1966
Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln
- Ludwig Windthorst (1812-1891), politician
- Michael Hohnstedt (born 1988), German footballer
- Timo Beermann (born 1990), German footballer
References
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