Sulingen

Sulingen is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 30 km east of Diepholz, and 45 km south of Bremen.

Sulingen
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms
Location of Sulingen within Diepholz district
Sulingen Show map of Germany Sulingen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°40′N 08°48′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Subdivisions	6 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Patrick Bade[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	110.61 km2 (42.71 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,293
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27232
Dialling codes	0 42 71
Vehicle registration	DH
Website	www.sulingen.de

Sister cities

• Joniškis, Lithuania^[3]

People from Sulingen

Liesel Westermann, 1968

• Walter Momper (born 1945), German politician (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin 1989–1991 and President of the German Bundesrat 1989-1990

Sport

• Liesel Westermann (born 1944), German discus thrower, silver medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics; world record holder, 1967-1971.
• Jan Rosenthal (born 1986), footballer who played 234 games and 16 for Germany national under-21 football team
• Maurice Deville (born 1992), a Luxembourgish footballer who has played over 320 games