Syke
Appearance
Syke | |
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![]() Lutheran church | |
Location of Syke within Diepholz district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°54′47″N 08°49′37″E / 52.91306°N 8.82694°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Diepholz |
Subdivisions | 9 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Suse Laue[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 127.93 km2 (49.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 24,810 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 28857 |
Dialling codes | 04242 |
Vehicle registration | DH, SY |
Website | www.syke.de |
Syke (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkə]) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Syke_Townhall.jpg/242px-Syke_Townhall.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Amtshof_Syke_Strassenseite.jpg/222px-Amtshof_Syke_Strassenseite.jpg)
Population
[edit]- 1961: 16,203
- 1970: 17,013
- 1979: 19,413
- 1987: 18,796
- 1992: 21,411
- 1997: 23,340
- 2002: 23,786
- 2007: 24,527
- 2011: 24,279
- 2013: 23,666
Mayors
[edit]- 2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP)
- since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD)
Suse Laue won the election in 2013, with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.
Notable people
[edit]- Andreas Frömberg (born 1954), sculptor
- Gabriele Ullrich (born 1960), author
Other personalities
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Rudi_Carrell_%281980%29.jpg/160px-Rudi_Carrell_%281980%29.jpg)
- Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf
- Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke
- Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards
- Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke