Bösel
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Location of Bösel
within Cloppenburg district | |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
Bösel (German pronunciation: [ˈbøːzl̩]; Low German: Bäsel) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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History
[edit | edit source]Bösel 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 | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- St.-Martin-Grundschule
- Haupt- und Realschule
- Grundschule Petersdorf
Places of interest
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Bösel is member of the „Zweckverband Interkommunaler Industriepark Küstenkanal“ and takes places in the industrial area c-Port.
Events
[edit | edit source]- Schuetzenfest
- Euro-Musiktage
See also
[edit | edit source]- Greta Bösel (1908–1947), German concentration camp guard executed for war crimes
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official site (in German),
- German Wikipedia (in German)
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