Bösel is a municipality

Municipality

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 in the district of Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg

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, in Lower Saxony

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, Germany

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History

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

Bishop of Osnabrück

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The first written document of a chapel in Bösel is dated with the year 1574, but Bösel was not separated from its mother church

Mother Church

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 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

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 .

External links

• Official site