Bassum (German pronunciation: [ˈbasʊm] ; Northern Low Saxon: Bassen) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 35 km northeast of Diepholz, and 25 km south of Bremen.
Bassum | |
|---|---|
 The Seat of local government (Rathaus) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bassum within Diepholz district  | |
  Bassum  Bassum | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′58″N 8°43′36″E / 52.84944°N 8.72667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Subdivisions | 16 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Christian Porsch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,658 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27211 |
| Dialling codes | 04241 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
| Website | www.bassum.de |
Geography
editSubdivision
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Besides Bassum proper, the town consists of the following Ortschaften (villages):
- Albringhausen
- Apelstedt (with Pannstedt)
- Bramstedt (with Bünte and Röllinghausen)
- Eschenhausen
- Groß Henstedt
- Great Ringmar
- Hallstedt
- Hollwedel (with Dimhausen, Möhlenhof, Hilken, Katenkamp, Nüstedt, Klein and Groß Hollwedel)
- Neubruchhausen (with Freidorf)
- Nienstedt
- Nordwohlde (with Stütelberg, Fesenfeld, Kastendiek, Steinforth, Högenhausen, Kätingen and Pestinghausen)
- Osterbinde
- Schorlingborstel (with Ebersheide, Lowe and Kolloge)
- Stühren
- Wedehorn
- Bassum (with Loge, Freudenberg, Klenkenborstel, Hassel, Nienhaus and Nienhaus)
Neighbouring municipalities
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Politics
editTown council
edit| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 7237 | 34.2 | -2.2 | 10 / 29
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-1 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 4331 | 20.4 | -2.6 | 6 / 29
|
-1 | |
| Bürger-Block | 4331 | 20.4 | -0.2 | 6 / 29
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±0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens | 2614 | 12.3 | -3.3 | 4 / 29
|
-1 | |
| The Left | 753 | 2.7 | +0.8 | 1 / 29
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±0 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 570 | 2.7 | +2.7 | 1 / 29
|
+1 | |
| Helmut Zurmühlen | 1418 | 6.7 | +6.7 | 1 / 29
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+1 | |
| Total | 100% | 29 | ||||
Mayor
edit| Candidates | Party | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Christian Porsch | 2,476 | 33.45 % | 3,087 | 56.31 % | |
| Claus Marx | 2,175 | 29.38 % | 2,395 | 43.69% | |
| Bernadette Nadermann | 1,619 | 21.87% | |||
| Cathleen Schorling | CDU | 1,132 | 15.29% | ||
| Total Votes | 7,402 | 99.99% | 5,482 | 100% | |
| Eligible Voters | 13,193 | 13,193 | |||
| Turnout | 7,402 | 56,79 % | 5,482 | 41,92 % | |
Coat of arms
editInternational relations
editBassum has twinning arrangements with
- Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, France (1972)
- Telšiai, Lithuania (2009)
- Spilsby (2010)
Notable residents
editBorn in Bassum
edit- Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), German actress
- Tessa Hofmann (born 1949), scholar of Armenian studies and sociology
- Hans-Hermann Sprado (1956–2014), German journalist and author, editor and publisher of P.M. Magazine
- Ulf Schirmer (born 1959), German conductor, general music director of the Leipzig Opera
- Roman Fricke (born 1977), German high jumper, participant in the Olympics Athens 2004
- Christian Schulz (born 1983), German footballer
Associated with the town
edit- The songwriter Konstantin Wecker (born 1947), married in 1996 Annik Wecker born Berlin; she grew up in Bassum
- Herbert Zimmermann, (1917-1966), officer in World War II, radio reporter of the Football game Germany-Hungary FIFA World Cup 1954, died in 1966 in the district Wiebusch in a traffic accident
See also
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Bassum.
References
edit- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Wahlergebnisse der Bürgermeisterwahl 2014". bassum.de (in German). City of Bassum. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ^ "Wahlergebnisse der Stichwahl 2014". bassum.de (in German). City of Bassum. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.