Osterbrock

Osterbrock Geeste municipality Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 4 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ E
Height :	23 m above sea level NN
Residents :	1800 (2005)
Incorporation :	1st February 1971
Postal code :	49744
Area code :	05907
Location of Osterbrock in Lower Saxony
	Saint Isidore Church

Osterbrock is a town on the Ems between Lingen and Meppen with around 1800 inhabitants. Osterbrock belongs to the municipality of Geeste in the Lower Saxony district of Emsland .

history

In 1907 the agricultural estate Geeste was established in the area of today's Osterbrock . Under the direction of Heinrich Kuhr , the Emsland settlement cooperative bought this property from Harpener Bergbau AG in 1932 , and many smaller settlement sites for new farmers were created from it. Protestant settlers came to the place, which had been Catholic until then. In 1934 they built the Friedrich von Bodelschwingh Chapel. In the 1930s, Aloys Schockemöhle (1906–1963), the father of Alwin and Paul Schockemöhle, lived on the estate.

The Bramberge oil field , which is located in the village area, has been exploited since 1958 .

The municipality of Osterbrock joined the municipality of Geeste on February 1, 1971.

Population development

Population development of Osterbrock between 1821 and 1971

year	Residents
1821	66
1848	86
1871	132
1885	174
1905	228
1925	452
1933	411
1939	750
1946	979
1950	1087
1956	1027
1961	1061
1970	1300
2005	1800

Local government

Address of the municipal administration:
Am Rathaus 3
49744 Geeste-Dalum

Transport links

Car: A 31 / AS 23, Geeste , B 70
Train: Geeste station (RE " Emsland-Express " Münster – Emden (hourly))
Ship: Dortmund-Ems Canal

Individual evidence

^ Otfried Laue (Red.): 80 years of Friedrich-von-Bodelschwingh-Kapelle Osterbrock 1934–2014 . Ev.-luth. Bethlehem parish Meppe, Meppen 2014.
^ 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. 257 .

Web links

Website of the village of Osterbrock

[1] Otfried Laue (Red.): 80 years of Friedrich-von-Bodelschwingh-Kapelle Osterbrock 1934–2014 . Ev.-luth. Bethlehem parish Meppe, Meppen 2014.

[2] 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. 257 .