Syke
title: "Syke" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["diepholz-(district)"] topic_path: "general/diepholz-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syke" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| name | Syke |
| image_coa | Wappen Syke.svg |
| image_photo | Syke Christuskirche.jpg |
| image_caption | Lutheran church |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Syke in DH.svg |
| state | Lower Saxony |
| district | Diepholz |
| elevation | 49 |
| area | 128.11 |
| postal_code | 28857 |
| area_code | 04242 |
| licence | DH, SY |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 2 51 041 |
| divisions | 9 districts |
| website | www.syke.de |
| mayor | Suse Laue |
| leader_term | 2021–26 |
| :: |
|type = Stadt |name = Syke |image_coa = Wappen Syke.svg |image_photo = Syke Christuskirche.jpg |image_caption = Lutheran church |coordinates = |image_plan = Syke in DH.svg |state = Lower Saxony |district = Diepholz |elevation = 49 |area = 128.11 |postal_code = 28857 |area_code = 04242 |licence = DH, SY |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 51 041 |divisions = 9 districts |website = www.syke.de |mayor = Suse Laue |leader_term = 2021–26 Syke () is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
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Population
- 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
- 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
- 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
References
References
- (13 October 2021). "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
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