Bohmte is a

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in the district of Osnabrück, in

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. It is situated on the river

Hunte Hunte is a long river in north-western Germany (Lower Saxony), a left tributary of the Weser. The Hunte rises in the Wiehen Hills. In the North German Plain it flows through lake Dümmer. It flows generally northwards through the towns Bad Es ...

, approx. 20 km northeast of

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...

. The foundation of today's Bohmte is a result of the regional reorganization of 1972, when the towns of Bohmte, Herringhausen-Stirpe-Oelingen and Hunteburg were consolidated. Bohmte introduced a new road system in September 2007, designed to reduce the dominance of the motor vehicle. It is hoped that the scheme, which is based on the

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philosophy, will improve road safety in the town.

Politics

Parish council

Apportionment at the parish council as of 2016 till 2021: * CDU 13 seats * SPD 12 seats * FDP 2 seats *

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3 seats *

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2 seats

Town twinnings

* Gützkow,

Vorpommern-Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald is a district in the east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Vorpommern-Rügen, the Baltic Sea, Poland ( West Pomeranian Voivo ...

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(since 1991) *

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(since 1966)

Education and culture

* Erich Kästner-Schule (Primary education for all religions) * Christophorus-Schule (Primary education for the

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) * Grundschule Herringhausen (Primary education in Herringhausen) * Oberschule Bohmte * Wilhelm-Busch-Schule (Primary education and Hauptschule) * Astrid-Lindgren-Schule (for the disabled)

Famous persons

* Karl Janisch (born 1870 in Berlin; died 1946 in Schwegermoor) Architect *

Reinhold Tiling Reinhold Tiling (13 June 1893 – 11 October 1933) was a German engineer, pilot and a rocket pioneer. Biography Tiling was born in Absberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, as the son of a pastor. Shortly after he began the study of mechanical engineering an ...

(born 13. Juni 1893 in Absberg/Franken; died 11. October 1933 in Osnabruck) Engineer, pilot and pioneer in rockets *

Rudolf Seiters Rudolf Seiters (born 13 October 1937 in Osnabrück) is a German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party. From 1989–1991, he was Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the Head of the Office of the German Chancellery. From ...

(born 13. October 1937 in Osnabrück) German politician (CDU)

Regular festivals and meetings

Festivals

* "Spass auf der Straß" ''(Fun on the street)'' - last weekend in April * Marksmen's festival in the Bohmterheide - Whitsuntide * Marksmen's festival in Bohmte - first weekend in July * Marksmen's festival in Stirpe-Oelingen - second weekend in July * Marksmen's festival in Hunteburg - fourth weekend in July

Markets

* "Tag der offenen Tür" ''(Open doors day)'' at Bohmte/Bad Essen aerodrome - May Day * Harvest festival in Herringhausen-Stirpe-Oelingen with harvest market - first weekend in September * Bohmter Markt ''(Bohmte market)'' - fourth weekend in September * North-German pony market in Hunteburg - second weekend in October

Christmas markets

* Sankt Nikolaus market in Bohmte - second Sunday of Advent * Christmas market in Hunteburg - third Sunday of Advent

Famous buildings

* Bohmte railway station * Church of St John the Baptist * Church of St Thomas * Bohmter Kotten (cottage, inhabits the library)

References

{{Authority control Osnabrück (district)