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Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Town
Coat of arms of Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Coat of arms
Location of Osterholz-Scharmbeck within Osterholz district
HolsteAxstedtVollersodeLübberstedtHambergenWorpswedeSchwanewedeOsterholz-ScharmbeckRitterhudeLilienthalGrasbergBremenVerden (district)Rotenburg (district)Cuxhaven (district)WesermarschOldenburg (district)OsterholzLower Saxony
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsterholz
Subdivisions10 districts
Government
 • MayorTorsten Rohde (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
147 km2 (57 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
30,659
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27711
Dialling codes04791
Vehicle registrationOHZ
Websitewww.osterholz-scharmbeck.de

Osterholz-Scharmbeck is a town and the capital of the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Osterholz-Scharmbeck is situated in between the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

Geography

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Official parts

  • Freißenbüttel
  • Garlstedt
  • Heilshorn
  • Hülseberg
  • Ohlenstedt
  • Pennigbüttel
  • Sandhausen
  • Scharmbeckstotel
  • Teufelsmoor

Historical parts

  • Ahrensfelde
  • Altenbrück
  • Altendamm
  • Auf Dem Raden
  • Auf Dem Rusch
  • Bargten
  • Bredbeck
  • Buschhausen
  • Büttel
  • Feldhof
  • Haslah
  • Hinter Dem Horn
  • Kattenhorn
  • Lange Heide
  • Lintel
  • Muskau
  • Myhle
  • Niedersandhausen
  • Ovelgönne
  • Ruschkamp
  • Settenbeck
  • Vorwohlde
  • Westerbeck
  • Wiste

History

The town was first mentioned in 1043 as Scirnbeci. From 1180 on the Scharmbeck belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. The monastery in Osterholz was founded in 1182 and persisted until 1650, when Lower Saxony became mostly Protestant. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region in the Kingdom of Hanover.

In 1927 the two communities of Osterholz and Scharmbeck were merged under the name of Osterholz-Scharmbeck and in 1929 town privileges were granted.

Between 1978 and 1992, 4,200 soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Armored Division (Forward) were stationed, and another 4,000 family members resided in Osterholz-Scharmbeck.

Population Growth

  • 1909: 6.060
  • 1945: 12.500
  • 1970: 23.500
  • 1987: 24.150
  • 2004: 31.145
  • 2005: 31.255

Books

  • Johann Segelken, Osterholz-Scharmbeck Heimatbuch, Verlag Saade, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1938,1987
  • Ernstheinrich Meyer-Stiens, Heimliche Hauptstraße, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 2000
  • Meyer-Korte/Metzing, Osterholz-Scharmbeck: Picture and Development of a City, Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1979

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.


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