Damme (Dümmer)

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Damme within Vechta district

(2021–26) Jakob Czolbe, Simon Czolbe, Jan-Henry von der Heide (Melina Münch) (CDU)Area

• Total104.45 km² (40.33 sq mi)Elevation

53 m (174 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total17,639 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49401

Dialling codes0 54 91Vehicle registrationVECWebsitewww.damme.de

Damme is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated right next to lake Dümmer, approximately 25 km south of Vechta, and 36 km northeast of Osnabrück.

Sons and daughters of the town

John Stallo (1823-1900), German-American-academic, jurist, philosopher and ambassador
Heinrich Enneking (1855-1947), German politician (center), a member of the Oldenburg Landtag
Franz Meyer (1882-1945), German politician (center), 1920-1933 member of the Oldenburg Landtag
Johannes Pohlschneider (1899-1981), 1954-1974 bishop of Aachen
Theodor Hillenhinrichs (1901-1990), German politician and Member of Landtag (CDU)
Anton Cromme (1901-1953), chemist and member of parliament (CDU)
Wolfgang Knabe (born 1959), triple jumper

References

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