Bassum
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Bassum | |
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 The Seat of local government (Rathaus) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bassum
within Diepholz district  | |
 Location of Bassum | |
  Bassum  Bassum | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′58″N 8°43′36″E / 52.84944°N 8.72667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Subdivisions | 16 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Christian Porsch[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 168.85 km2 (65.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,794 |
| • Density | 99.461/km2 (257.60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27211 |
| Dialling codes | 04241 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
| Website | www.bassum.de |
Bassum (German pronunciation: [ˈbasʊm] ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Bassen) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 35 km northeast of Diepholz, and 25 km south of Bremen.
Subdivision
Besides Bassum proper, the town consists of the following Ortschaften (villages):
- Albringhausen
- Apelstedt (with Pannstedt)
- Bramstedt (with Bünte and Röllinghausen)
- Eschenhausen
- Groß Henstedt
- Great Ringmar
- Hallstedt
- Hollwedel (with Dimhausen, Möhlenhof, Hilken, Katenkamp, Nüstedt, Klein and Groß Hollwedel)
- Neubruchhausen (with Freidorf)
- Nienstedt
- Nordwohlde (with Stütelberg, Fesenfeld, Kastendiek, Steinforth, Högenhausen, Kätingen and Pestinghausen)
- Osterbinde
- Schorlingborstel (with Ebersheide, Lowe and Kolloge)
- Stühren
- Wedehorn
- Bassum (with Loge, Freudenberg, Klenkenborstel, Hassel, Nienhaus and Nienhaus)
Neighbouring municipalities
Places adjacent to Bassum | |
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Politics
Town council
| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 7237 | 34.2 | -2.2 | 10 / 29 |
-1 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 4331 | 20.4 | -2.6 | 6 / 29 |
-1 | |
| Bürger-Block | 4331 | 20.4 | -0.2 | 6 / 29 |
±0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens | 2614 | 12.3 | -3.3 | 4 / 29 |
-1 | |
| The Left | 753 | 2.7 | +0.8 | 1 / 29 |
±0 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 570 | 2.7 | +2.7 | 1 / 29 |
+1 | |
| Helmut Zurmühlen | 1418 | 6.7 | +6.7 | 1 / 29 |
+1 | |
| Total | 100% | 29 | ||||
Mayor
| Candidates | Party | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Christian Porsch | 2,476 | 33.45 % | 3,087 | 56.31 % | |
| Claus Marx | 2,175 | 29.38 % | 2,395 | 43.69% | |
| Bernadette Nadermann | 1,619 | 21.87% | |||
| Cathleen Schorling | CDU | 1,132 | 15.29% | ||
| Total Votes | 7,402 | 99.99% | 5,482 | 100% | |
| Eligible Voters | 13,193 | 13,193 | |||
| Turnout | 7,402 | 56,79 % | 5,482 | 41,92 % | |
Coat of arms
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"Party per fess Argent an upright branch vert with three tilia leaves and Or two armed gules bear claws outwards sable; above a ornamental pedestal Or, two horses rampant Argent as supporters, in the crest a three towered mural crown gules.”
The arms were granted on November 24, 1927. The lower part shows the bear claws derived from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. to which the city belonged to since 1582. The tilia leaves in the upper represent the three former municipalities Bassum, Freudenberg and Loge who built the new city of Bassum in 1896. The mural crown, symbolises the 13th century Freudenburg castle and the city rights as well and two horses as supporters stand for the belonging to Lower Saxony.
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International relations
Bassum has twinning arrangements with:
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, France (1972)
Telšiai, Lithuania (2009)
Spilsby, United Kingdom (2010)
