Bramsche

Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Osnabrück, at 52°24′N 7°59′E. Population is 30,952 (2018).

Bramsche
Town
Church in Bramsche
Coat of arms
Location of Bramsche within Osnabrück district
Bramsche Show map of Germany Bramsche Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°24′N 7°59′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Heiner Pahlmann[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	183.32 km2 (70.78 sq mi)
Highest elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Lowest elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,051
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49565
Dialling codes	05461
Vehicle registration	OS
Website	bramsche.de

Subdivisions

Bramsche Malgarten monastery

In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.

• Achmer
• Balkum
• Epe and Malgarten
• Engter
• Evinghausen
• Hesepe
• Kalkriese – site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
• Lappenstuhl
• Pente
• Schleptrup
• Sögeln
• Ueffeln

Mayors

The mayor of Bramsche is Heiner Pahlmann (SPD), re-elected in 2021.^[1] He was first elected in May 2014 with 63.0% of the votes.^[3] His predecessor Liesel Höltermann (SPD) did not run for mayor any more.

Year	Inhabitants
1961	22,728
1970	23,921
1987	24,225
1990	28,120
1995	30,724
2000	30,633
2005	31,006
2010	30,986
2015	36,013

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Bramsche is twinned with:^[4]

• Biskupiec, Poland
• Harfleur, France
• Ra'anana, Israel
• Todmorden, England, United Kingdom

Peter Urban. 2016

Notable people

• Peter Urban (born 1948), musician, radio and TV host
• Marieluise Beck (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 1983
• Anke Hennig (born 1964). politician (SPD) Member of the Bundestag since 2021. worked locally as a taxi driver.
• Filiz Polat (born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
• Simon Tüting (born 1986), footballer, played 297 games