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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Diepholz

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

State
  
Lower Saxony

Elevation
  
49 m (161 ft)

Postal codes
  
28857

Syke

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

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Number of inhabitants

  • 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.

    Sons and daughters of the town

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

    • Other personalities

  • Rudi Carrell (1934-2006), Dutch showmaster 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

    • References

    Syke Wikipedia
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