Belm

Belm is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the Wiehengebirge, approximately 7 km northeast of Osnabrück, and is therefore part of the city-agglomeration of Osnabrück. It is seated in the middle of the TERRA.vita Nature Park. Two little right tributaries of the river Hase flow through it.

Belm
Municipality
Coat of arms of Belm
Coat of arms
Location of Belm within Osnabrück district
Belm is located in Germany
Belm
Belm
Belm is located in Lower Saxony
Belm
Belm
Coordinates: 52°18′N 08°08′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Viktor Hermeler[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total46.67 km2 (18.02 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,896
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49191
Dialling codes05406
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.belm.de

The municipality is divided into 5 boroughs: Belm, Powe, Icker, Haltern and Vehrte

  • Catholic romanesque church St. Dionysius (built between 1230 and 1250) in Belm
    Catholic romanesque church St. Dionysius (built between 1230 and 1250) in Belm
  • Protestant Christchurch in Belm, built from 1815 to 1819. In 1812, the Protestants received permission from Napoleon I in Moscow to build a church.
    Protestant Christchurch in Belm, built from 1815 to 1819. In 1812, the Protestants received permission from Napoleon I in Moscow to build a church.
  • Old water mill, founded approx. 840 in Belm
    Old water mill, founded approx. 840[3] in Belm
  • Old Vehrte railway station
    Old Vehrte railway station
  • Megalithic tomb "Devil's Baking Oven" in Vehrte
    Megalithic tomb "Devil's Baking Oven" in Vehrte
  • Megalithic tomb "Devil's Dough Trough" in Vehrte
    Megalithic tomb "Devil's Dough Trough" in Vehrte
  • Glacial erratic "Devil's Stone" in Vehrte
    Glacial erratic "Devil's Stone" in Vehrte
  • Feeder beck of the river Nette in Vehrte
    Feeder beck of the river Nette in Vehrte
  • Sinkhole "Icker Loch" in Icker
    Sinkhole "Icker Loch" in Icker
  • Megalithic tomb "Sloopsteine of Haltern"
    Megalithic tomb "Sloopsteine of Haltern"

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Belm is twinned with:

Famous people
  • Ingo Petzke (born September 18, 1947), an internationally acknowledged German film scholar, filmmaker and author
  • Sascha Weidner (born August 1, 1974, died April 9, 2015), German photographer and artist

References
  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. "Home". belmer-muehle.de.


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