Syke
Town in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Syke within Diepholz district
(2021–26) Suse Laue[1]
(2022-12-31)[2]
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Syke (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkə]) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
- 1961: 16,203
- 1970: 17,013
- 1979: 19,413
- 1987: 18,796
- 1992: 21,411
- 1997: 23,340
- 2002: 23,786
- 2007: 24,527
- 2011: 24,279
- 2013: 23,666
Mayors
- 2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP)
- since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD)
Suse Laue won the election in 2013, with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.
Notable people
- Andreas Frömberg (born 1954), sculptor
- Gabriele Ullrich (born 1960), author
Other personalities
- Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf
- Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke
- Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards
- Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke
References
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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Towns and municipalities in Diepholz (district)
- Affinghausen
- Asendorf
- Bahrenborstel
- Barenburg
- Barnstorf
- Barver
- Bassum
- Borstel
- Brockum
- Bruchhausen-Vilsen
- Dickel
- Diepholz
- Drebber
- Drentwede
- Ehrenburg
- Eydelstedt
- Freistatt
- Hemsloh
- Hüde
- Kirchdorf
- Lembruch
- Lemförde
- Maasen
- Marl
- Martfeld
- Mellinghausen
- Neuenkirchen
- Quernheim
- Rehden
- Scholen
- Schwaförden
- Schwarme
- Siedenburg
- Staffhorst
- Stemshorn
- Stuhr
- Sudwalde
- Sulingen
- Syke
- Twistringen
- Varrel
- Wagenfeld
- Wehrbleck
- Wetschen
- Weyhe