Bersenbrück

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bersenbrück within Osnabrück district

52°32′N 7°55′E / 52.533°N 7.917°E / 52.533; 7.917CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictOsnabrück Municipal assoc.BersenbrückSubdivisions7Government

• MayorChristian Klütsch (CDU)Area

• Total42.54 km² (16.42 sq mi)Elevation

37 m (121 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total8,850 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49593

Dialling codes05439, 05462Vehicle registrationOSWebsitewww.bersenbrueck.de

Bersenbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁzn̩ˌbʁʏk] ^ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Bessenbrügge) is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück. Bersenbrück is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bersenbrück.

Reggae Jam Festival

Bersenbrück is known for its annual reggae festival named Reggae Jam, featuring national and international artists. In 2014, the Reggae Jam celebrated its 20th anniversary and attracted more than 20.000 visitors.^[2] Reggae Jam was repeatedly voted to be the most popular German reggae festival among readers of the Riddim magazine.^[3]

Sons and daughters of the city

Hans-Gert Pöttering (born 1945), CDU - politician and former president of the European Parliament

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ "20 Jahre Reggae Jam in Bersenbrück: 20 000 Besucher erwartet". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "Riddim Popularity Poll". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.