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Melle, Germany

Melle
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Melle
Flag
Coat of arms of Melle
Coat of arms
Location of Melle within Osnabrück district
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Melle is located in Germany
Melle
Melle
Melle is located in Lower Saxony
Melle
Melle
Coordinates: 52°12′16″N 8°20′20″E / 52.20444°N 8.33889°E / 52.20444; 8.33889
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Jutta Dettmann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
254.00 km2 (98.07 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
47,228
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49324–49328
Dialling codes05422 (Melle, Gesmold, Oldendorf); 05427 (Buer); 05428 (Neuenkirchen); 05429 (Wellingholzhausen); 05226 (Riemsloh, Bruchmühlen)
Vehicle registrationOS, MEL
Websitewww.melle.info

Melle (German: [ˈmɛlə] ⓘ) is a city in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The city corresponds to what used to be the district of Melle until regional territorial reform in 1972. Since then, Melle is the third largest city in Lower Saxony in terms of surface area.

History

Melle was first mentioned in a document from 1169. In 1443 Heinrich von Moers, Bishop of Osnabrück, gave Melle the privilege of a Wigbold. Osnabrück looked after Melle's interests in the Westphalian Hanseatic League. Melle belonged to the Kingdom of Hanover until 1866 when it became part of Prussia. In 1885 Amt Grönenberg and the municipality Melle formed the prussian district Kreis Melle. The district Melle later on became the municipality Melle. In 1972 the former district with its 56 municipalities were united to the city Melle which since then is part of Osnabrück (district).

Geography

Geographical position

Melle is situated in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills in the North and the Teutoburg Forest in the South. The cities of Osnabrück and Bielefeld are some 30 kilometres (19 miles) away each. The Münster Osnabrück Airport is located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the southwest.

Administrative organisation of Melle

Neighbouring towns

Neighbouring towns are Preußisch Oldendorf in the North Rhine-Westphalian Minden-Lübbecke district, Rödinghausen, Bünde and Spenge in the North Rhine-Westphalian Herford district, Werther and Borgholzhausen in the North Rhine-Westphalian Gütersloh district, as well as Dissen, Hilter, Bissendorf, and Bad Essen in the Osnabrück district.

Municipalities

The city consists of the eight municipalities of Melle-Mitte, Buer, Bruchmühlen, Gesmold, Neuenkirchen, Oldendorf, Riemsloh and Wellingholzhausen.

Evangelical Lutheran St. Petri Church
Roman Catholic St. Matthäus Church

Religion

Last updated: 31 December 2007

Politics

Mayor

Jutta Dettmann (SPD) is mayor of Melle, elected in 2021.[1]

City council

The city council is composed of 40 members. Additionally the city mayor is eligible to vote.

CDU SPD The Greens FDP Total
2011 16 15 7 2 40 seats

(As of: Local elections on 11 September 2011)

Further election results

CDU SPD The Greens FDP The Left Others Election turnout
State election 2013 38.8% 30.8% 13.7% 10.6% 2.2% 4.0% 61.4%
Federal election 2013 44.3% 30.5% 9.7% 4.8% 4.0% 6.8% 77.5%
European parliament election 2014 43.3% 31.0% 11.1% 3.0% 3.2% 8.3% 60.1%

(Source: Official election results of the County of Osnabrück)

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Melle is twinned with:[3]

Melle also has friendly relations with New Melle, Missouri, United States.[3]

Economy

A substantial economic factor for Melle is the wood processing industry. Further important branches are metal, food, and plastics processing. Tetra (company) was founded in Melle. In recent years Melle has more and more become a logistics site along the A 30 motorway.

Culture and sights

New-Melle – Meeting point

There are two astronomical observatories in the surrounding of Melle providing guided tours for the public. The EXPO 2000 observatory in Melle-Oberholsten runs the largest Newtonian telescope used for public observation.[4]

Notable people

Hermann von der Hardt
  • Hermann von der Hardt (1660 – 1746), German historian and orientalist.[5]
  • Gerhard Kohnert (1882–1962), entrepreneur, furniture manufacturer and local politician; died locally.
  • Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (1887 – 1961), German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
  • Ludwig Bäumer (1888–1928), writer and Communist activist.
  • Ilse Losa (1913—2006), Portuguese writer and translator of German-Jewish origin, born at Buer in Melle
  • Axel Bulthaupt (born 1966), journalist and television presenter
  • Jörg Bode (born 1969), football coach and a former player who played over 450 games
  • Perry Leenhouts (born 1972), Dutch-American musician and producer
  • Mehmet Yozgatlı (born 1979), a Turkish former footballer who played over 230 games

References

  1. ^ a b "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ a b "Städtepartnerschaften". melle.info (in German). Melle. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ "Home". sternwarte-melle.de.
  5. ^ "Hardt, Hermann von Der" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 944.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melle,_Germany