Bassum is a town in the district of Diepholz

Diepholz (district)

Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Verden, Nienburg, Minden-Lübbecke , Osnabrück, Vechta and Oldenburg, and by the cities of Delmenhorst and Bremen. The biggest city is Stuhr.- History :From the 12th century to 1585 Diepholz was a county within the...

, Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated approx. 35 km northeast of Diepholz

Diepholz

Diepholz is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of Bremen....

, and 25 km south of Bremen

Bremen

The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...

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Besides Bassum proper, the town consists of the following Ortschaften (villages): Albringhausen, Apelstedt, Bramstedt, Bünte, Fesenfeld, Hallstedt, Henstedt, Hollwedel, Högenhausen, Kastendiek, Neubruchhausen, Nienstedt, Nordwohlde, Osterbinde, Pestinghausen, Ringmar, Schorlingborstel, Steinforth, Stühren, Stütelberg and Wedehorn.