Syke

Syke is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.



Population

 * 1961: 16,203
 * 1970: 17,013
 * 1979: 19,413
 * 1987: 18,796
 * 1992: 21,411
 * 1997: 23,340
 * 2002: 23,786
 * 2007: 24,527
 * 2011: 24,279
 * 2013: 23,666

Mayors

 * 2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP)
 * since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD)

Suse Laue won the election in 2013, with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.

Notable people

 * Andreas Frömberg (born 1954), sculptor
 * Gabriele Ullrich (born 1960), author

Other personalities

 * Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf
 * Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke
 * Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards
 * Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke