Damme (Dümmer)
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Damme | |
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Location of Damme
within Vechta district | |
![]() Interactive map of Damme | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′15″N 8°11′55″E / 52.52083°N 8.19861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Vechta |
| Subdivisions | 30 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Mike Otte (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.39 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,449 |
| • Density | 167.15/km2 (432.92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49401 |
| Dialling codes | 0 54 91 |
| Vehicle registration | VEC |
| Website | www.damme.de |
Damme (German pronunciation: [ˈdamə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated right next to lake Dümmer, approximately 25 km south of Vechta, and 36 km northeast of Osnabrück.

Sons and daughters of the town
[edit]- John Stallo (1823-1900), German-American-academic, jurist, philosopher and ambassador
- Heinrich Enneking (1855-1947), German politician (center), a member of the Oldenburg Landtag
- Franz Meyer (1882-1945), German politician (center), 1920-1933 member of the Oldenburg Landtag
- Johannes Pohlschneider (1899-1981), 1954-1974 bishop of Aachen
- Theodor Hillenhinrichs (1901-1990), German politician and Member of Landtag (CDU)
- Anton Cromme (1901-1953), chemist and member of parliament (CDU)
- Wolfgang Knabe (born 1959), triple jumper
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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