Damme () is a town in the district of Vechta, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

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. It is situated right next to lake

Dümmer The Dümmer () or officially Dümmer See is a large lake in southern Lower Saxony (Germany). It has a surface of 13.5 km2 and an average depth of one metre. Its elevation is 37 metres. Dümmer is a popular resort for water sports, but a ...

, approximately 25 km south of

Vechta Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta. It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...

, and 36 km northeast of

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. 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 of 168 ...

Sons and daughters of the town

* John Stallo (1823-1900), German-American-academic, jurist, philosopher and ambassador * Heinrich Enneking (1855-1947), German politician (center), a member of the Oldenburg Landtag * Franz Meyer (1882-1945), German politician (center), 1920-1933 member of the Oldenburg Landtag * Johannes Pohlschneider (1899-1981), 1954-1974 bishop of Aachen * Theodor Hillenhinrichs (1901-1990), German politician and Member of Landtag (CDU) * Anton Cromme (1901-1953), chemist and member of parliament (CDU) * Wolfgang Knabe (born 1959), triple jumper

References

Towns in Lower Saxony Vechta (district) {{Vechta-geo-stub