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Damme (Dümmer)

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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Damme
Town
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Location of Damme within Vechta district
North Rhine-WestphaliaCloppenburg (district)Diepholz (district)Oldenburg (district)Osnabrück (district)BakumDamme (Dümmer)DinklageGoldenstedtHoldorfLohneNeuenkirchen-VördenSteinfeldVechtaVisbek
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Coordinates: 52°31′15″N 8°11′55″E / 52.52083°N 8.19861°E / 52.52083; 8.19861
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictVechta
Subdivisions30 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Jakob Czolbe, Simon Czolbe, Jan-Henry von der Heide (Melina Münch) (CDU)
Area
 • Total104.45 km (40.33 sq mi)
Elevation53 m (174 ft)
Population
 • Total17,639
 • Density170/km (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes49401
Dialling codes0 54 91
Vehicle registrationVEC
Websitewww.damme.de

Damme is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated right next to lake Dümmer, approximately 25 km south of Vechta, and 36 km northeast of Osnabrück.

Carnival Damme 2008

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

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
Towns and municipalities in Vechta (district)
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