Bramsche

Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about 20 km north of Osnabrück, at 52.4°N, 7.98333°W. Population is 30,952 (2018).

Subdivisions
In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.
 * Achmer
 * Balkum
 * Epe and Malgarten
 * Engter
 * Evinghausen
 * Hesepe
 * Kalkriese – site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
 * Lappenstuhl
 * Pente
 * Schleptrup
 * Sögeln
 * Ueffeln

Mayors
The mayor of Bramsche is Heiner Pahlmann (SPD), re-elected in 2021. He was first elected in May 2014 with 63.0% of the votes. His predecessor Liesel Höltermann (SPD) did not run for mayor any more.

Twin towns – sister cities
Bramsche is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Biskupiec, Poland
 * 🇫🇷 Harfleur, France
 * 🇮🇱 Ra'anana, Israel
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Todmorden, England, United Kingdom



Notable people

 * Peter Urban (born 1948), musician, radio and TV host
 * Marieluise Beck (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 1983
 * Anke Hennig (born 1964). politician (SPD) Member of the Bundestag since 2021. worked locally as a taxi driver.
 * Filiz Polat (born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
 * Simon Tüting (born 1986), footballer, played 297 games