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. 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
Municipality
Saint Lambert Church
Saint Lambert Church
Coat of arms of Ostercappeln
Coat of arms
Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district
Ostercappeln is located in Germany
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln is located in Lower Saxony
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E
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

Since 2021: Erik Ballmeyer

  • Mill island in Venne
    Mill island in Venne
  • Replica of an Iron Age house in Darpvenne
    Replica of an Iron Age house in Darpvenne
  • Ludwig Windthorst Memorial
    Ludwig Windthorst Memorial
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine I"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine I"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine II"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine II"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine III"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine III"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Driehauser Steine"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Driehauser Steine"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort I"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort I"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort II"
    Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort II"

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

Ostercappeln is twinned with:

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
  • Moritz Heyer (born 1995), German footballer. John Ernst Hanxleden, (born 17th C., Died 18th C., Worked in India, Kerala.)Lexicographer, Grammarian, Sanskrit Scholar, Malayalam Poet.

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.


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