Ostercappeln Explained

Image Coa:	DEU Ostercappeln COA.svg
Coordinates:	52.35°N 22°W
Image Plan:	Ostercappeln in OS.svg
State:	Niedersachsen
District:	Osnabrück
Elevation:	73
Area:	100.18
Postal Code:	49179
Area Code:	05473
Licence:	OS
Gemeindeschlüssel:	03 4 59 029
Divisions:	3
Website:	www.ostercappeln.de
Mayor:	Erik Ballmeyer^[1]
Leader Term:	2021 - 26
Party:	CDU

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.

Mayor

Since 2021: Erik Ballmeyer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Ostercappeln is twinned with:

Bolbec, France, since 1966

Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln

Johann Ernst Hanxleden (1681–1732), Jesuit priest and missionary, Sanskrit scholar, Malayalam poet, worked in India
Ludwig Windthorst (1812-1891), politician, notable opponent of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.^[2]

Sport

Michael Hohnstedt (born 1988), German footballer, played over 340 games
Timo Beermann (born 1990), German footballer, played over 230 games
Moritz Heyer (born 1995), German footballer, played over 270 games

Notes and References

Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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