Wallenhorst
Wallenhorst | |
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![]() Coat of arms | |
show Location of Wallenhorst within Osnabrück district | |
![]() ![]() Wallenhorst | |
Coordinates: 52°21′N 8°1′E / 52.350°N 8.017°ECoordinates: 52°21′N 8°1′E / 52.350°N 8.017°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Osnabrück |
Subdivisions | 4 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor | Otto Steinkamp (-) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.18 km2 (18.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 22,907 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 49134 |
Dialling codes | 05407 |
Vehicle registration | OS, BSB, MEL, WTL |
Website | www.wallenhorst.de |
Wallenhorst is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 10 km north of Osnabrück.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/27_Johannes_Kirche_in_Rulle_-_Au%C3%9Fenaltar.jpg/270px-27_Johannes_Kirche_in_Rulle_-_Au%C3%9Fenaltar.jpg)
Johannes church in Rulle district
The New St. Alexander Church serves as a reference height for all other heights in the German Mean Height Reference System (Normalhöhennull).
Sons and daughters of the place[]
- Georg Budke (1900–1994), politician CDU
- Hubert Müller (1936–1995), Catholic priest, theologian and church lawyer
- Johanna Voß (born 1957), politician (The Left)
Personalities associated with the place[]
- Stefan Niggemeier (born 1969), media journalist, grew up in the Wallenhorster districts of Rulle and Lechtingen
- (born 1933), German evangelical theologian, lives in Wallenhorst
- Irmgard Vogelsang (born 1946), politician CDU
- Clemens Lammerskitten (born 1957), politician CDU
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Wallenhorst at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Municipalities in Lower Saxony
- Osnabrück (district)
- Weser-Ems region geography stubs