Bösel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bösel | |
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Location of Bösel within Cloppenburg district | |
Coordinates: 53°0′21″N 7°57′15″E / 53.00583°N 7.95417°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Cloppenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hermann Block |
Area | |
• Total | 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,895 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26219 |
Dialling codes | 0 44 94 |
Vehicle registration | CLP |
Website | www.boesel.de |
History
editBösel was first mentioned in 1080 under the name Borsla (= "Forest at a wavy bank") in a testimonial of the bishop of Osnabrück.
The first written document of a chapel in Bösel is dated with the year 1574, but Bösel was not separated from its mother church in Altenoythe and made an independent commune until 1876. Today Bösel consists of nine areas (Bösel-Ort, Edewechterdamm, Glaßdorf, Hülsberg, Osterloh, Ostland, Overlahe, Petersdorf und Westerloh).
Politics
edit- Mayor: Hermann Block
The municipal council of Bösel consists of the following seats:
- CDU: 14 seats
- SPD: 2 seats
- FDP: 3 seats
- UWB: 2 seats
Schools
edit- St.-Martin-Grundschule
- Haupt- und Realschule
- Grundschule Petersdorf
Places of interest
edit- Museum park „Am Pallert“ which contains:
- Heimathaus (traditional house)
- Landmaschinenmuseum (Museum of agricultural engines)
- Brotbackhaus (traditional bakery)
- Bauerngarten in der Parkanlage (traditional rural garden within the park)
Economy and Infrastructure
editBösel is member of the „Zweckverband Interkommunaler Industriepark Küstenkanal“ and takes places in the industrial area c-Port.
Events
edit- Schuetzenfest
- Euro-Musiktage
See also
edit- Greta Bösel (1908–1947), German concentration camp guard executed for war crimes
References
editExternal links
edit- Official site (in German),
- German Wikipedia (in German)