Diepholz

Diepholz (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːpˌhɔlts] ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Deefholt) is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Hunte and Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of Bremen.

Diepholz
Town
Flag of Diepholz
Flag
Coat of arms of Diepholz
Coat of arms
Location of Diepholz within Diepholz district
Diepholz is located in Germany
Diepholz
Diepholz
Diepholz is located in Lower Saxony
Diepholz
Diepholz
Coordinates: 52°36′26″N 8°22′16″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictDiepholz
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Florian Marré[1]
Area
 • Total104.45 km2 (40.33 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total17,685
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49356
Dialling codes0 54 41
Vehicle registrationDH
Websitewww.stadt-diepholz.de

It was the capital of the sovereign County of Diepholz and the principal seat of the Noble Lords, later Counts, of Diepholz.

Administrative division

Diepholz consists of the core city of Diepholz (44.59 km²), which comprises several boroughs, as well as the incorporated villages of Aschen (32.01 km²), Sankt Hülfe (15.75 km²) and Heede (12.12 km²).[3] [4] [5]

Politics

City Council

The City Council of Diepholz consists of 32 councilwomen and councilmen. This is the prescribed number for a municipality with a population between 15,001 and 20,000 inhabitants.[6] Council members are elected for five-year terms through a local election. In addition to the 32 members elected in the municipal council election, the full-time mayor also has voting rights in the council.

The results of the 2021 local election led to the following seat distribution:[7]

Mayor

On June 10, 2018, Florian Marré (independent), supported by the CDU and FDP, was elected as the Mayor in a runoff election with 50.65% of the votes, succeeding Thomas Schulze.[8]

Religion

According to the census conducted in 2011, 59,1% of the city's inhabitants were Evangelical Christians, 13,3% were Roman Catholic, and 27,6 % were irreligious, belonged to a different religious community or preferred not to say.[9] On December 31, 2019, of 17.577 inhabitants, 47,3 % were Evangelical Christians, 18,9 % Roman Catholic and 33,8 % of other confessions, or irreligious.[10]

Notable people

Notable people associated with Diepholz include:

Zygfryd Kuchta, 2015
  • Marianne of Sweden (died after 1285), Swedish Princess and countess consort of Diepholz
  • Rudolf van Diepholt (c. 1390 – 1455), bishop of Utrecht and bishop of Osnabrück
  • Georg Moller (1784–1852), architect and town planner who worked in the South of Germany, mostly in Hesse.[11]
  • Fritz Klatte (1880–1934), German chemist, discovered polyvinyl acetate
  • Eva Leo (1901–1998 in Dubuque, Iowa), German Master Metal Sculptor
  • Zygfryd Kuchta (born 1944), Polish handball player, team bronze medallist at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Klaus Schlichte (born 1963), political scientist and professor

Climate
Climate data for Diepholz (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.5
(49.1)		 14.5
(58.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.4
(74.1)		 19.3
(66.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 8.6
(47.5)		 5.4
(41.7)		 14.1
(57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 2.7
(36.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 16.4
(61.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 9.9
(49.8)		 5.8
(42.4)		 3.1
(37.6)		 9.9
(49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 4.1
(39.4)		 7.7
(45.9)		 10.8
(51.4)		 12.9
(55.2)		 12.4
(54.3)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.9
(42.6)		 2.7
(36.9)		 0.4
(32.7)		 5.5
(41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.9
(2.36)		 48.4
(1.91)		 47.5
(1.87)		 38.4
(1.51)		 49.3
(1.94)		 63.1
(2.48)		 68.7
(2.70)		 74.0
(2.91)		 60.2
(2.37)		 59.7
(2.35)		 55.8
(2.20)		 65.5
(2.58)		 686.7
(27.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 18.3 16.4 15.6 13.2 13.6 14.2 15.1 15.3 14.0 16.5 18.0 19.2 188.7
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 4.9 4.0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 3.2 15.7
Average relative humidity (%) 88.1 84.6 79.4 72.1 71.1 72.1 72.8 74.9 80.8 85.3 89.2 89.5 79.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45.9 71.4 118.5 179.1 204.9 201.9 210.9 197.8 149.7 109.2 52.8 40.9 1,577.1
Source: NOAA[12]

See also
  • Lordship, later County, of Diepholz

References
  1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. Aschen, Germany (Map). Google. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  4. Heede, Germany (Map). Google. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  5. Sankt Hülfe, Germany (Map). Google. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  6. Lower Saxony Municipal Constitution Act (NKomVG) as of December 17, 2010; § 46 – Number of Delegates. Archived June 10, 2020, at the Wayback Machine In: nds-voris.de, retrieved on October 7, 2022.
  7. "City Council Election 12.09.2021 - Diepholz". votemanager.kdo.de. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  8. kreiszeitung.de
  9. "Stadt Diepholz Religion". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  10. Stadt Diepholz Zahlen Daten Fakten, retrieved on May 5th 2020
  11. "Moller, Georg" . The American Cyclopædia. Vol. XI. 1879.
  12. "Diepholz Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.


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