Fürstenau (

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: ''Försnau'') is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in

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. It is situated approximately northwest of

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, and east of

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. Fürstenau is also the seat of the ''

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'' ("collective municipality") Fürstenau. St. Georg Evangelical Lutheran Church stands in the city market square. Pastor Anke Kusche tells the story of how during

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the army required all the available metal for war products. The church bells which had rung daily for hundreds of years were taken down as required. But during the night one of them was stolen and buried until after the war in a farmer's field. In the city clerks office hangs a painting of the city in the late 18th century. It is how the city still looks in December 2006.

Notable people

Born in Fürstenau

* Franz Berding (1915-2010), politician (CDU) *

Ida Raming Ida Raming (born August 10, 1932 in Fürstenau, Germany) is a German author, teacher and theologian. Life After school Raming studied Catholic theology, German and pedagogy at the University of Münster and the University of Freiburg. She fini ...

(born 1932), Catholic theologian and author * Reinhard von Schorlemer (born 1938), politician, member for the Bundestag, forester and farmer

Connected to the city

Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1478 – 14 May 1532 in Fürstenau) was from 1508 to 1532 prince-bishop of Paderborn and Osnabrück. In 1532, he was elected bishop of Münster, however, he died before he could be consecrated. Life Eric was t ...

(1478-1532) was from 1508 to 1532 principal bishop of Paderborn and Osnabrück and in 1532 elected bishop of Münster *

Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg (german: Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg; 1 November 1550 – 22 April 1585, Vörde) was a Prince-Archbishop of Bremen (as ''Henry III''), then Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (as ''Henry II''), then Prince-Bishop of Pad ...

(1550-1585), archbishop of Bremen (Henry III), Prince Bishop of Osnabrück * Philip Sigismund of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1568-1623) Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück and Verden. *

Hans Christoff von Königsmarck Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust (4 March 1600 – 8 March 1663), son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a German soldier who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role i ...

(1600-1663), German army leader in Swedish services * Dirk Hafemeister (born 1958), equestrian and Olympic champion * Luciana Diniz (born 1970) equestrian, show jumping

References

Osnabrück (district) Members of the Hanseatic League {{Osnabrück-geo-stub