Bohmte

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Bohmte Wappen.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 22
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 19
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Osnabrück
Höhe = 49
Fläche = 110.75
Einwohner = 13315
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 49163
Vorwahl = 05471 (Bohmte) 05475 (Hunteburg)
Kfz = OS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 59 013
Gliederung = 3 Ortsteile
Adresse-Verband = Bremer Straße 4
49163 Bohmte
Website = [http://www.bohmte.de/ www.bohmte.de]
Bürgermeister = Klaus Goedejohann
Partei = CDU

Bohmte is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approx. 20 km northeast of Osnabrück. The foundation of today's Bohmte is a result of the "Gebietsreform" in 1972, when the smaller municipalities Bohmte, Herringhausen, Meyerhofen, Schwege, Stirpe-Oelingen and Welplage were put together.

Bohmte introduced a new road system in September 2007, designed to reduce the dominance of the motor vehicle. It is hoped that the scheme, which is based on the shared space philosophy, will improve road safety in the town. [cite news
title=Town ditches traffic lights to cut accidents
author=Catherine Bosley
date=2007-09-11
publisher=Reuters
url=http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSGOR14512420070911
accessdate=2007-09-14]

Politics

Parish council

Apportionment at the parish council as of the 10th September 2006:

* CDU 15 seats
* SPD 11 seats
* FDP 2 seats
* Alliance '90/The Greens 2 seats

Town twinnings

* Gützkow, Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (since 1991)
* Bolbec, Seine-Maritime, France

Education and culture

* Erich Kästner-Schule (Primary education for all religions)
* Christophorus-Schule (Primary education for the Roman Catholic)
* Grundschule Herringhausen (Primary education in Herringhausen)
* Haupt- and Realschule Bohmte
* Wilhelm-Busch-Schule (Primary education and Hauptschule)
* Astrid-Lindgren-Schule (for the disabled)

Famous persons

* Karl Janisch (* 1870 in Berlin; † 1946 in Schwegermoor) Architect
* Reinhold Tiling (* 13. Juni 1893 in Absberg/Franken; † 11. Oktober 1933 in Osnabruck) Engineer, pilot and pioneer in rockets
* Rudolf Seiters (* 13. Oktober 1937 in Osnabrück) German politician (CDU)

Regular festivals and meetings

Festivals:

* "Spass auf der Straß" "(Fun on the street)" - last weekend of April
* Markmen's festival in the Bohmterheide - Whitsuntide
* Markmen's festival in Bohmte - first weekend of July
* Markmen's festival in Stirpe-Oelingen - second weekend of July
* Markmen's festival in Hunteburg - forth weekend of July

Markets:

* "Tag der offenen Tür" at the aerodrome Bohmte/Bad Essen - May Day
* Harvest festival in Herringhausen-Stirpe-Oelingen with harvest market - first weekend of September
* Bohmter Markt "(Market of Bohmte)" - forth weekend of September
* North-German pony market in Hunteburg - second weekend of October

Christmas markets:

* St. Nikolaus market in Bohmte - 2nd advent
* Christmas market in Hunteburg - 3rd advent

Famous streets and buildings

* Station of Bohmte
* St. Johann Church
* St. Thomas Church

Notes