Bohmte
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Osnabrück (district)
Osnabrück is a district in the southwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. With 2,121 km² it is the second largest district of Lower Saxony.- History :...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Hunte
Hunte
The Hunte is a 189 km long river in north-western Germany , left tributary of the Weser. It rises in the Wiehengebirge hills. In the Northern German Plain it flows through lake Dümmer. It flows generally northwards through the towns Bad Essen, Diepholz, Wildeshausen and Oldenburg. It flows...
, approx. 20 km northeast of Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
. The foundation of today's Bohmte is a result of the Gebietsreform in 1972, when the smaller municipalities Bohmte, Herringhausen, Meyerhofen, Schwege, Stirpe-Oelingen and Welplage were put together.
Bohmte introduced a new road system in September 2007, designed to reduce the dominance of the motor vehicle. It is hoped that the scheme, which is based on the shared space
Shared space
Shared space is an urban design concept aimed at integrated use of public spaces. It encourages traffic engineers, urban planners and experts from other fields to consult with users of public space when planning and designing streets and squares in both built and non-built environments...
philosophy, will improve road safety in the town.
Parish council
Apportionment at the parish council as of the 10th September 2006:- CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
15 seats - SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
11 seats - FDPFree Democratic Party (Germany)The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
2 seats - Alliance '90/The GreensAlliance '90/The GreensAlliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
2 seats
Town twinnings
- GützkowGützkowGützkow is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km south of Greifswald at the Peene River's northern bank. Gützkow was the center of the medieval County of Gützkow.-History:...
, Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland and the state Brandenburg...
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (since 1991) - BolbecBolbecBolbec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Bolbécais or Bolbécaises.-Geography:...
, Seine-MaritimeSeine-MaritimeSeine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Education and culture
- Erich Kästner-Schule (Primary education for all religions)
- Christophorus-Schule (Primary education for the Roman Catholic)
- Grundschule Herringhausen (Primary education in Herringhausen)
- Haupt-HauptschuleA Hauptschule is a secondary school in Germany and Austria, starting after 4 years of elementary schooling, which offers Lower Secondary Education according to the International Standard Classification of Education...
and RealschuleRealschuleThe Realschule is a type of secondary school in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia , Denmark , Sweden , Hungary and in the Russian Empire .-History:The Realschule was an outgrowth of the rationalism and empiricism of the seventeenth and...
Bohmte - Wilhelm-Busch-Schule (Primary education and Hauptschule)
- Astrid-Lindgren-Schule (for the disabled)
Famous persons
- Karl Janisch (* 1870 in Berlin; † 1946 in Schwegermoor) Architect
- Reinhold TilingReinhold TilingReinhold Tiling was a German engineer, pilot and a rocket pioneer.-Biography:Tiling was born in Absberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, as the son of a pastor. Shortly after he began the study of mechanical engineering and electro-technology he found himself in war service at the beginning of the First World...
(* 13. Juni 1893 in Absberg/Franken; † 11. Oktober 1933 in Osnabruck) Engineer, pilot and pioneer in rockets - Rudolf SeitersRudolf SeitersRudolf Seiters is a German politician of the CDU party.From 1989-1991, he was Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the Head of the Office of the German Chancellery. From 1991-1993, he was the Minister of the Interior. From 1998-2002, he was the Vice President of the German Bundestag, or...
(* 13. Oktober 1937 in Osnabrück) German politician (CDU)
Regular festivals and meetings
Festivals:- "Spass auf der Straß" (Fun on the street) - last weekend of April
- Markmen's festival in the Bohmterheide - Whitsuntide
- Markmen's festival in Bohmte - first weekend of July
- Markmen's festival in Stirpe-Oelingen - second weekend of July
- Markmen's festival in Hunteburg - forth weekend of July
Markets:
- "Tag der offenen Tür" at the aerodrome Bohmte/Bad Essen - May Day
- Harvest festival in Herringhausen-Stirpe-Oelingen with harvest market - first weekend of September
- Bohmter Markt (Market of Bohmte) - forth weekend of September
- North-German pony market in Hunteburg - second weekend of October
Christmas markets:
- St. Nikolaus market in Bohmte - 2nd advent
- Christmas market in Hunteburg - 3rd advent