Ostbevern

Ostbevern
Ostbevern
Location of Ostbevern within Warendorf district
Coordinates	52°2′20″N 7°50′45″E / 52.03889°N 7.84583°E / 52.03889; 7.84583Coordinates: 52°2′20″N 7°50′45″E / 52.03889°N 7.84583°E / 52.03889; 7.84583
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Warendorf
Municipal subdivisions	2
Mayor	Jürgen Hoffstädt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	89.44 km2 (34.53 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m  (177 ft)
Population	10,569 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	118 /km2 (306 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WAF
Postal code	48346
Area code	02532
Website	www.ostbevern.de

Ostbevern is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Ostbevern is situated on the river Bever, approx. 18 km north-east of Münster and 18 km north-west of Warendorf.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ostbevern borders Ladbergen, Lienen, Glandorf (in Lower Saxony), Warendorf, Telgte und Greven.

Division of the town

The municipality Ostbevern consists of the village Ostbevern, the district Brock and the surrounding farming land.

History

In 1088 Bevern was first mentioned in an official document under the name Beverne. Presumably in the 12th century the parish Bevern was split into Ostbevern and Westbevern (which is now part of Telgte).

During the Napoleonic Wars the municipality first fell to Prussia, then to Berg. Since 1810 it then belonged to the French Empire, until Ostbevern was assigned to prussia again at the Congress of Vienna. Since World War II Ostbevern lies in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Politics

Communal Politics

The communal politics are dominated by the CDU, who have the absolute majority in the Municipal council. After the local elections of 2004, the 26 seats of the municipal council are distributed like this:

• CDU: 14 seats
• FDP: 4 seats
• SPD: 4 seats
• Green Party: 4 seats

Twin Towns

Ostbeverns twins the city Loburg in Saxony-Anhalt.

Economy

The economy in Ostbevern is characterized by agriculture and processing business. The CEAG AG / FRIWO Group has its headquarters in Ostbevern.

Tourist attractions

The Ambrose-church consist of a big new part, built in 1962 a smaller gothic church built in the 16th century. Parts of the church steeple are from the 12th century.

Another beautiful sight is the moated castle Loburg, in which there is today an episcopal school.

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

• Website of the municipality Ostbevern (German)
• Local heritage book Ostbevern (German)
• Friwo company website