Melle, Germany

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Melle
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osnabrück
Mayor	André Berghegger (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	254.00 km² (98.1 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population	46,538 (30/06/2006)
- Density	183 /km² (475 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OS
Postal codes	49324–49328
Area codes	05422 (Melle, Gesmold, Oldendorf); 05427 (Buer); 05428 (Neuenkirchen); 05429 (Wellingholzhausen); 05226 (Riemsloh, Bruchmühlen)
Website	www.stadt-melle.de Coordinates: 52°12′16″N 8°20′20″E / 52.20444, 8.33889

Melle is a city in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. The city corresponds to what used to be the district of Melle until 1972.

The city consists of the towns Melle-Mitte, Buer, Bruchmühlen, Gesmold, Neuenkirchen, Oldendorf, Riemsloh and Wellingholzhausen.

Melle was first mentioned in a document from 1169. In 1443 Heinrich von Moers, Bishop of Osnabrück, gave Melle the privilege of a Wigbold. Osnabrück looked after Melle's interests in the Westphalian Hanseatic League. Melle belonged to Königreich Hannover until 1866 when it became part of Prussia. In 1885 Amt Grönenberg und the municipality Melle formed the prussian district Kreis Melle. The district Melle later on became the municipality Melle. In 1972 the former district with its 56 municipalities were united to the city Melle which since then is part of Osnabrück (district).

[edit] External links

http://www.stadt-melle.de Official website

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Osnabrück (district)

Alfhausen \| Ankum \| Bad Essen \| Bad Iburg \| Bad Laer \| Bad Rothenfelde \| Badbergen \| Belm \| Berge \| Bersenbrück \| Bippen \| Bissendorf \| Bohmte \| Bramsche \| Dissen \| Eggermühlen \| Fürstenau \| Gehrde \| Georgsmarienhütte \| Glandorf \| Hagen \| Hasbergen \| Hilter \| Kettenkamp \| Melle \| Menslage \| Merzen \| Neuenkirchen \| Nortrup \| Ostercappeln \| Quakenbrück \| Rieste \| Voltlage \| Wallenhorst