Syke
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Syke | |
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| Lutheran church Lutheran church | |
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Coat of arms of Syke Coat of arms | |
Location of Syke
within Diepholz district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Suse Laue[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.11 km2 (49.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 28857 |
| Dialling codes | 04242 |
| Vehicle registration | DH, SY |
| Website | www.syke.de |
Syke (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkə] Audio file "De-Syke.ogg" not found) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
[edit | edit source]- 1961: 16,203
- 1970: 17,013
- 1979: 19,413
- 1987: 18,796
- 1992: 21,411
- 1997: 23,340
- 2002: 23,786
- 2007: 24,527
- 2011: 24,279
- 2013: 23,666
Mayors
[edit | edit source]- 2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP)
- since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD)
Suse Laue won the election in 2013, with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf
- Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke
- Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards
- Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke
References
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