Oettern-Bremke is a village in the borough of Detmold in the district of Lippe in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and lies about 5 km north of the town centre. The neighbouring Detmold villages are, in a clockwise direction, Bentrup, Loßbruch, Klüt, Jerxen-Orbke and Niewald. Oettern-Bremke was probably in the 13th century, like the neighbouring villages of Nienhagen and Niewald, founded as a Hagenhufendorf. The name Oettern comes from otters, that presumably lived in the nearby stream of the same name: Oetternbach. Bremke was mentioned as Bredenbeke in old documents dated 1322 and 1507.[1] Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the town Detmold since 1970.

Oettern-Bremke
Position of Oettern-Bremke within Detmold
Oettern-Bremke is located in Germany
Oettern-Bremke
Oettern-Bremke
Oettern-Bremke is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Oettern-Bremke
Oettern-Bremke
Coordinates: 51°58′2″N 8°52′15″E / 51.96722°N 8.87083°E / 51.96722; 8.87083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictLippe
TownDetmold
Area
 • Total
3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
153
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32758
Dialling codes05231

Around 153 villagers live in Oettern-Bremke on an area of 3.2 km2 (as of August 2006). The current village chairman is Bernd Moritz (SPD), the representative in the Detmold town council is Wolfgang Köster (SPD).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Christian Kuhnke: Lippe Lexikon. Boken Verlag, Detmold 2000, ISBN 3-935454-00-7
  2. ^ Data and facts at the official website for Detmold
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