Bassum

Bassum


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Bassum

Coordinates: 52°50′58″N 8°43′36″E / 52.84944°N 8.72667°E / 52.84944; 8.72667Coordinates: 52°50′58″N 8°43′36″E / 52.84944°N 8.72667°E / 52.84944; 8.72667
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Diepholz
Government
  Mayor Christian Porsch (Bürger-Block)
Area
  Total 169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 15,529
  Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27211
Dialling codes 04241
Vehicle registration DH
Website www.bassum.de

Bassum 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.

Geography

Subdivision

Subdivision of Bassum

Besides Bassum proper, the town consists of the following Ortschaften (villages):

Neighbouring municipalities


Politics

Town council

 Bassum Local election 2011
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union of Germany 7214 36.4 -3.5
11 / 30
-1
Social Democratic Party of Germany 4568 23.0 -2.9
7 / 30
-1
Bürger-Block 4091 20.6 -8.6
6 / 30
-3
Alliance '90/The Greens 3100 15.6 +10.6
5 / 30
+4
The Left 355 2.7 +2.7
1 / 30
+1
Rainer Dambroth 319 1.6 +1.6
0 / 30
±0
Total 19825 100% 30

Mayor

 Bassum mayoral election 2014
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 %

Source: City of Bassum[2][3]

Coat of arms

"Party per fess Argent an upright branch vert with three tilia leaves and Or two armed gules bear claws outwards sable; above a ornamental pedestal Or, two horses rampant Argent as supporters, in the crest a three towered mural crown gules.”

The arms were granted on November 24, 1927. The lower part shows the bear claws derived from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. to which the city belonged to since 1582. The tilia leaves in the upper represant the three former municipalities Bassum, Freudenberg and Loge who built the new city of Bassum in 1896. The mural crown, symbolises the 13th century Freudenburg castle and the city rights as well and two horses as supporters stand for the belonging to Lower Saxony.

International relations

Bassum has twinning arrangements with


Notable residents

Born in Bassum

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bassum.

References

  1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. "Wahlergebnisse der Bürgermeisterwahl 2014". bassum.de (in German). City of Bassum. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  3. "Wahlergebnisse der Stichwahl 2014". bassum.de (in German). City of Bassum. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.


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