Diepholz (;
Northern Low Saxon: ''Deefholt'') is a town and capital of the
district of Diepholz in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. It is situated on the rivers
Hunte and
Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of
Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
.
It was the capital of the sovereign
County of Diepholz
The County of Diepholz (West Low German: ''Deefholt''), that was first known as the Lordship of Diepholz, was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower-Rhenish-Westphalian Circle. It was ruled by the Noble Lords, later Counts, of Diepholz ...
and the principal seat of the Noble Lords, later Counts, of Diepholz.
Notable people
Notable people associated with Diepholz include:
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Rudolf van Diepholt
Rudolf van Diepholt ( – Vollenhove, 24 March 1455) or Rudolf of Diepholz was a bishop of Utrecht from 1423 to 1455 and bishop of Osnabrück from 1454 to 1455.
Biography
Rudolf van Diepholt was one of the most influential Prince-Bishops of ...
(c. 1390–1455), bishop of Utrecht and bishop of Osnabrück
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Fritz Klatte (1880–1934), German chemist and the discoverer of polyvinyl acetate
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Eva Leo (1901 in Diepholz – 10 April 1998 in Dubuque, Iowa), German Master Metal Sculptor
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Zygfryd Kuchta
Zygfryd Kuchta (born 5 January 1944 in Diepholz, Germany) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Econo ...
(born 1944), Polish handball player
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Georg Moller (1784–1852), architect and town planner who worked in the South of Germany, mostly in the region today known as
Hesse
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Marianne of Sweden (died after 1285), Swedish Princess and countess consort of Diepholz by marriage to Rudolf, Count of Diepholz, whom she married in Nyköping in Södermanland in 1285.
See also
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Lordship, later County, of Diepholz
The County of Diepholz (West Low German: ''Deefholt''), that was first known as the Lordship of Diepholz, was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower-Rhenish-Westphalian Circle. It was ruled by the Noble Lords, later Counts, of Diepholz ...
References
Diepholz (district)
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