Bösel

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Bösel
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Mayor	Hermann Block
Basic statistics
Area	100.1 km² (38.6 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population	7,562 (30/06/2005)
- Density	76 /km² (196 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	CLP
Postal code	26219
Area codes	0 44 94
Website	www.boesel.de Coordinates: 53°0′21″N 7°57′15″E / 53.00583, 7.95417

Bösel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

1 History
2 Politics
3 Schools
4 Places of interest
5 Economy and Infrastructure
6 Events
7 External links

[edit] History

Bösel was first mentioned in 1080 under the name Borsla (= "Forest at a wavy bank") in a testimonial of the bishop of Osnabrück.

The first written document of a chapel in Bösel is dated with the year 1574, but Bösel was not separated from its mother church in Altenoythe and made an independent commune until 1876. Today Bösel consists of nine areas (Bösel-Ort, Edewechterdamm, Glaßdorf, Hülsberg, Osterloh, Ostland, Overlahe, Petersdorf und Westerloh).

[edit] Politics

Mayor: Gerhard Höffmann
1. deputy: Alfred Vogelsang
2. deputy: Reinhard Lanfer
Director of municipality: Bernhard Hackstedt

The municipal council of Bösel consists of the following seats:

CDU: 14 seats
SPD: 2 seats
FDP: 3 seats
UWB: 2 seats

[edit] Schools

St.-Martin-Grundschule
Haupt- und Realschule
Grundschule Petersdorf

[edit] Places of interest

Museum park „Am Pallert“ which contains:
- Heimathaus (traditional house)
- Landmaschinenmuseum (Museum of agricultural engines)
- Brotbackhaus (traditional bakery)
- Bauerngarten in der Parkanlage (traditional rural garden within the park)