Nortrup

Nortrup
Location of Nortrup within Osnabrück district
Nortrup
Nortrup
Coordinates: 52°36′N 07°53′E / 52.600°N 7.883°E / 52.600; 7.883
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Municipal assoc.Artland
Government
 • MayorLeonhard Renze (CDU)
Area
 • Total
27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
2,897
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49638
Dialling codes05436
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.nortrup.de

Nortrup is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Mayor

Leonhard Renze was elected in April 1993. He was the successor of Reinhold Gieseke. Renze was in office till 2016. Since 2016 Karl-Heinz Budke is the new mayor.[2]

Notable people

  • Hermann Kemper (1892-1977), German engineer and pioneer in magnetic levitation.
  • Ernst von Hammerstein-Loxten (1827-1914), prussian agrarian minister
  • Ludwig von Hammerstein-Loxten (1839-1927), prussian general
  • Rudolf von Hammerstein (1735-1811), hannoveranian generalleutnant

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ "Einstimmige Wahl: Karl-Heinz Budke zweiter SPD-Bürgermeister in Nortrup".