Ostercappeln

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.

Ostercappeln
Saint Lambert Church
Coat of arms
Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district
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Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorRainer Ellermann (CDU)
Area
 • Total100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi)
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total9,688
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
49179
Dialling codes05473
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.ostercappeln.de

Mayor

Since 2001: Rainer Ellermann

  • Mill island in Venne
  • Replica of an Iron Age house in Darpvenne
  • Ludwig Windthorst Memorial
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine I"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine II"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine III"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Driehauser Steine"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort I"
  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort II"

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Ostercappeln is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln
Ludwig Windthorst in 1872
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References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.


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