Ostercappeln
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.
Ostercappeln | |
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 Saint Lambert Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district   | |
  Ostercappeln  Ostercappeln | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Osnabrück |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rainer Ellermann (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,688 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 49179 |
| Dialling codes | 05473 |
| Vehicle registration | OS |
| Website | www.ostercappeln.de |
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"
Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln
Ludwig Windthorst in 1872
- Ludwig Windthorst (1812-1891), politician
- Michael Hohnstedt (born 1988), German footballer
- Timo Beermann (born 1990), German footballer
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