Ankum Explained

Image Coa:DEU Ankum COA.svg
Coordinates:52.5433°N 7.8708°W
Image Plan:Ankum in OS.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Osnabrück
Samtgemeinde:Bersenbrück
Elevation:54
Area:66.32
Postal Code:49577
Area Code:05462
Licence:OS
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 4 59 002
Website:www.ankum.de
Mayor:Detert Brummer-Bange

Ankum is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.From the Parish Ankum many people had emigrated to the Netherlands until 1800 and later to the USA.

The parish Ankum includes the municipalities Ankum village (=Dorf), Ahausen-Sitter, Aslage, Basum-Sussum since June 1972 municipal Eggermühlen; Besten with Krevinghausen and Striekel since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Brickwedde with Stockum and Westrup since 1972, Bokel since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Bockraden and Doethen since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Kettenkamp, Nortrup-Loxten, Rüssel, Talge since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Tütingen, Westerholte. Today the unless otherwise stated municipalities constitute the village Ankum.

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