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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Osterholz

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
30,538 (31 Dec 2008)

State
  
Lower Saxony

Elevation
  
11 m (36 ft)

Postal codes
  
27711

Local time
  
Monday 6:34 PM

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Weather
  
17°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 39% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ludwigslust Zoo, Kulturstiftung Landkreis Osterholz, Mühle von Rönn, Breites Wasser, treckersafari GbR

Osterholz-Scharmbeck is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

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Map of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Neighbouring places

  • Bremen (22 km)
  • Delmenhorst (31 km)
  • Achim (37 km)
  • Bremerhaven (39 km)
  • Brake (40 km)
  • Zeven (41 km)
  • Bremervörde (43 km)
  • Nordenham (46 km)
  • Oldenburg (48 km)
  • Rotenburg (50 km)
  • History

    The town was first mentioned in 1043 as Scirnbeci. From 1180 on the Scharmbeck belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. The monastery in Osterholz was founded in 1182 and persisted until 1650, when Lower Saxony became mostly Protestant. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region in the Kingdom of Hanover.

    In 1927 the two communities of Osterholz and Scharmbeck were merged under the name of Osterholz-Scharmbeck and in 1929 town privileges were granted.

    Between 1978 and 1992, 4,200 soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Armored Division (Forward) were stationed, and another 4,000 family members resided in Osterholz-Scharmbeck.

    Population Growth

  • 1904: 4.701
  • 1909: 6.060
  • 1945: 12.500
  • 1961: 19.258
  • 1987: 24.150
  • 2004: 31.145
  • 2005: 31.055
  • 2010: 30.218
  • Mayor

    The mayor is Torsten Rohde (independent). He was elected in May 2014 with 59,02 % of the votes. The predecessor was Martin Wagener (SPD).

    Sons and daughters of the town

  • Roland Baar (born 1965), rowing sportsman
  • Eduard Neumann (1903-1985), professor and rector of the Free University of Berlin
  • Bodo Ramelow (born 1956), politician (The Left), since 2014 Minister President of Thuringia
  • Books

  • Friedrich Kühlken: Zwischen Niederweser und Niederelbe – Eine Heimatkunde des Landes Bremen und des Niedersächsischen Regierungsbezirks Stade. Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1950.
  • Reelf Menckhoff: Chronik von Osterholz-Scharmbeck – Band 1: Von den Anfängen bis 1929. Stadt Osterholz-Scharmbeck 2004.
  • Jürgen Meyer-Korte, Rolf Metzing: Osterholz-Scharmbeck: Picture and Development of a City. Saade, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1979.
  • Johann Segelken: Osterholz-Scharmbecker Heimatbuch. Saade, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1987, ISBN 3-922642-18-7.
  • Ernstheinrich Meyer-Stiens: Heimliche Hauptstraße, die Bahnhofstraße in Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1865 – 1929 – 1945 – 1999. Menschen, Ereignisse und Innenansichten einer norddeutschen Kleinstadt. Saade, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 2000, ISBN 3-922642-40-3.
  • References

    Osterholz-Scharmbeck Wikipedia