Melle | |
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Location of Melle within Osnabrück district  | |
 Location of Melle | |
  Melle  Melle | |
| Coordinates:52°12′16″N8°20′20″E / 52.20444°N 8.33889°E /52.20444; 8.33889 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Osnabrück |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–26) | Jutta Dettmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 253.95 km2 (98.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 47,387 |
| • Density | 186.60/km2 (483.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49324–49328 |
| Dialling codes | 05422 (Melle,Gesmold, Oldendorf); 05427 (Buer); 05428 (Neuenkirchen); 05429 (Wellingholzhausen); 05226 (Riemsloh, Bruchmühlen) |
| Vehicle registration | OS, MEL |
| Website | www |
Melle (German:[ˈmɛlə]ⓘ) is a city in thedistrict of Osnabrück,Lower Saxony,Germany. The city corresponds to what used to be the district of Melle until regional territorial reform in 1972. Since then, Melle is the third largest city in Lower Saxony in terms of surface area.
Melle was first mentioned in a document from 1169. In 1443Heinrich von Moers,Bishop of Osnabrück, gave Melle the privilege of aWigbold.Osnabrück looked after Melle's interests in the WestphalianHanseatic League. Melle belonged to theKingdom of Hanover until 1866 when it became part ofPrussia. In 1885 Amt Grönenberg and 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 ofOsnabrück (district).
Melle is situated in a valley penned between theWiehen Hills in the North and theTeutoburg Forest in the South. The cities ofOsnabrück andBielefeld are some 30 kilometres (19 miles) away each. TheMünster Osnabrück Airport is located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the southwest.
Neighbouring towns arePreußisch Oldendorf in theNorth Rhine-WestphalianMinden-Lübbecke district,Rödinghausen,Bünde andSpenge in the North Rhine-WestphalianHerford district,Werther andBorgholzhausen in the North Rhine-WestphalianGütersloh district, as well asDissen,Hilter,Bissendorf, andBad Essen in the Osnabrück district.
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The city consists of the eight municipalities of Melle-Mitte, Buer, Bruchmühlen,Gesmold, Neuenkirchen,Oldendorf, Riemsloh andWellingholzhausen.
Last updated: 31 December 2007
Jutta Dettmann (SPD) is mayor of Melle, elected in 2021.[1]
The city council is composed of 40 members. Additionally the city mayor is eligible to vote.
| CDU | SPD | The Greens | FDP | Total | |
| 2011 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 40 seats |
(As of:Local elections on 11 September 2011)
| CDU | SPD | The Greens | FDP | The Left | Others | Election turnout | |
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| State election 2013 | 38.8% | 30.8% | 13.7% | 10.6% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 61.4% |
| Federal election 2013 | 44.3% | 30.5% | 9.7% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 77.5% |
| European parliament election 2014 | 43.3% | 31.0% | 11.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 60.1% |
(Source: Official election results of the County of Osnabrück)
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Niğde, TurkeyReinickendorf (Berlin), Germany
Torzhok, RussiaMelle also has friendly relations withNew Melle, Missouri, United States.[3]
A substantial economic factor for Melle is thewood processing industry. Further important branches are metal, food, and plastics processing.Tetra (company) was founded in Melle. In recent years Melle has more and more become a logistics site along theA 30 motorway.
There are twoastronomical observatories in the surrounding of Melle providing guided tours for the public. TheEXPO 2000 observatory in Melle-Oberholsten runs the largestNewtonian telescope used for public observation.[4]
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