Bösel

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title: "Bösel" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cloppenburg-(district)"] topic_path: "general/cloppenburg-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bösel" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
typeGemeinde
nameBösel
image_flagFlagge Boesel.svg
image_coaDEU Bösel COA.svg
coordinates
image_planBösel in CLP.svg
stateNiedersachsen
districtCloppenburg
elevation13
area100.1
postal_code26219
area_code0 44 94
licenceCLP
Gemeindeschlüssel03 4 53 002
websitewww.boesel.de
mayorHermann Block
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|type = Gemeinde |name = Bösel |image_flag = Flagge Boesel.svg |image_coa = DEU Bösel COA.svg |coordinates = |image_plan = Bösel in CLP.svg |state = Niedersachsen |district = Cloppenburg |elevation = 13 |area = 100.1 |postal_code = 26219 |area_code = 0 44 94 |licence = CLP |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 53 002 |website = www.boesel.de |mayor = Hermann Block Bösel (; ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Heimathaus_Heimatmuseum_in_Bösel_(2024).jpg" caption="Timber framed barn of 'Heimathaus' Museum"] ::

History

Bösel was first mentioned in 1080 under the name Borsla (= "Forest at a wavy bank") in a testimonial of the bishop of Osnabrück.

The first written document of a chapel in Bösel is dated with the year 1574, but Bösel was not separated from its mother church in Altenoythe and made an independent commune until 1876. Today Bösel consists of nine areas (Bösel-Ort, Edewechterdamm, Glaßdorf, Hülsberg, Osterloh, Ostland, Overlahe, Petersdorf und Westerloh).

Politics

  • Mayor: Hermann Block

The municipal council of Bösel consists of the following seats:

  • CDU: 14 seats
  • SPD: 2 seats
  • FDP: 3 seats
  • UWB: 2 seats

Schools

  • St.-Martin-Grundschule
  • Haupt- und Realschule
  • Grundschule Petersdorf

Places of interest

  • Museum park „Am Pallert“ which contains:
    • Heimathaus (traditional house)
    • Landmaschinenmuseum (Museum of agricultural engines)
    • Brotbackhaus (traditional bakery)
    • Bauerngarten in der Parkanlage (traditional rural garden within the park)

Economy and Infrastructure

Bösel is member of the „Zweckverband Interkommunaler Industriepark Küstenkanal“ and takes places in the industrial area c-Port.

Events

  • Schuetzenfest
  • Euro-Musiktage

References

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