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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bösel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bösel | |
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Location of Bösel within Cloppenburg district | |
Coordinates: 53°0′21″N 7°57′15″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Cloppenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hermann Block |
Area | |
• Total | 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,895 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26219 |
Dialling codes | 0 44 94 |
Vehicle registration | CLP |
Website | www.boesel.de |
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).
The municipal council of Bösel consists of the following seats:
Bösel is member of the „Zweckverband Interkommunaler Industriepark Küstenkanal“ and takes places in the industrial area c-Port.
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