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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Belm
Municipality
Coat of arms of BelmCoat of arms
Location of Belm within Osnabrück district
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Belm is located in GermanyBelmBelm Show map of GermanyBelm is located in Lower SaxonyBelmBelm Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°18′N 08°08′E / 52.300°N 8.133°E / 52.300; 8.133
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Viktor Hermeler (Ind.)
Area
 • Total46.67 km (18.02 sq mi)
Elevation81 m (266 ft)
Population
 • Total14,095
 • Density300/km (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes49191
Dialling codes05406
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.belm.de

Belm is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the Wiehengebirge, approximately 7 km northeast of Osnabrück, and is therefore part of the city-agglomeration of Osnabrück. It is seated in the middle of the TERRA.vita Nature Park. Two little right tributaries of the river Hase flow through it.

The municipality is divided into 5 boroughs: Belm, Powe, Icker, Haltern and Vehrte

  • Catholic romanesque church St. Dionysius (built between 1230 and 1250) in Belm Catholic romanesque church St. Dionysius (built between 1230 and 1250) in Belm
  • Protestant Christchurch in Belm, built from 1815 to 1819. In 1812, the Protestants received permission from Napoleon I in Moscow to build a church. Protestant Christchurch in Belm, built from 1815 to 1819. In 1812, the Protestants received permission from Napoleon I in Moscow to build a church.
  • Old water mill, founded approx. 840 in Belm Old water mill, founded approx. 840 in Belm
  • Old Vehrte railway station Old Vehrte railway station
  • Megalithic tomb "Devil's Baking Oven" in Vehrte Megalithic tomb "Devil's Baking Oven" in Vehrte
  • Megalithic tomb "Devil's Dough Trough" in Vehrte Megalithic tomb "Devil's Dough Trough" in Vehrte
  • Glacial erratic "Devil's Stone" in Vehrte Glacial erratic "Devil's Stone" in Vehrte
  • Feeder beck of the river Nette in Vehrte Feeder beck of the river Nette in Vehrte
  • Sinkhole "Icker Loch" in Icker Sinkhole "Icker Loch" in Icker
  • Megalithic tomb "Sloopsteine of Haltern" Megalithic tomb "Sloopsteine of Haltern"

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Belm is twinned with:

Famous people

  • Ingo Petzke (born September 18, 1947), an internationally acknowledged German film scholar, filmmaker and author
  • Sascha Weidner (born August 1, 1974, died April 9, 2015), German photographer and artist

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Home". belmer-muehle.de.
Towns and municipalities in Osnabrück (district)
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