Grafeld

Grafeld municipality mountains Coordinates: 52 ° 37 ′ 27 ″  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 28 ″  E
Height :	36 m above sea level NN
Area :	19.92 km²
Residents :	751  (Aug 24, 2016)
Population density :	38 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	49626
Area code :	05435

Grafeld is part of the municipality Berge in the integrated municipality Fürstenau in the district of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony .

geography

Grafeld is located on the northeastern edge of the Ankumer Höhe at an altitude of about 30 to 35  m above sea level. NN . About 3 km north of Grafeld is the Hahnenmoor nature reserve . To the east is the Börsteler Wald , about 5 km away there are mountains.

history

Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Grafeld

Grafeld was first mentioned in a document as Grafle , the creation of which falls between 1260 and 1270.

On July 1, 1972, Grafeld was incorporated into the municipality of Berge. Until then it belonged to the Bersenbrück district .

politics

Municipal council

• CDU 7 seats
• SPD 6 seats
• UWG 2 seats

(Status: local election on September 10, 2006 )

Population development 1821–2008

year Residents Population density 1821 493 35 inhabitants / km² 1848 595 30 inhabitants / km² 1871 455 23 inhabitants / km² 1885 476 24 inhabitants / km² 1905 517 26 inhabitants / km² 1925 585 30 inhabitants / km² 1933 626 31 inhabitants / km² 1939 624 31 inhabitants / km² 1946 906 46 inhabitants / km² 1950 843 43 inhabitants / km² 1956 728 37 inhabitants / km² 1961 732 38 inhabitants / km² 1970 758 38 inhabitants / km² 1999 862 43 inhabitants / km² 2005 901 45 inhabitants / km² 2008 876 44 inhabitants / km²

religion

The inhabitants of Grafeld are predominantly Roman Catholic .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 254 .