Ankum

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ankum is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. From the Parish Ankum many people had emigrated to the Netherlands until 1800 and later to the USA.

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Location of Ankum within Osnabrück district
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Coordinates: 52°32′36″N 07°52′15″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Municipal assoc.Bersenbrück
Government
  MayorDetert Brummer-Bange
Area
  Total
66.32 km2 (25.61 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
  Total
8,035
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49577
Dialling codes05462
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.ankum.de
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The parish Ankum includes the municipalities Ankum village (=Dorf), Ahausen-Sitter, Aslage, Basum-Sussum since June 1972 municipal Eggermühlen; Besten with Krevinghausen and Striekel since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Brickwedde with Stockum and Westrup since 1972, Bokel since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Bockraden and Doethen since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Kettenkamp, Nortrup-Loxten, Rüssel, Talge since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Tütingen, Westerholte.

Today the unless otherwise stated municipalities constitute the village Ankum.

People

  • Georg Preuße (born 1950), actor
  • Heinrich Arminius Rattermann (1832-1923), writer, historian, entrepreneur

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