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Twistringen (; ) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 30 km northeast of Diepholz, and 30 km southwest of Bremen. The source of the Delme river is located in the city. The most important attraction in Twistringen is the museum of straw processing.

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German place.type
Stadt
German place.name
Twistringen
German place.image_coa
Coat of arms of Twistringen.svg
German place.image_plan
Twistringen in DH.svg
German place.state
Niedersachsen
German place.district
Diepholz
German place.elevation
49
German place.area
114.37
German place.postal_code
27239
German place.area_code
04243
German place.licence
DH, SY
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
03 2 51 042
German place.divisions
9 districts
German place.website
www.twistringen.de
German place.mayor
Jens Bley
German place.leader_term
2019–24

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Wikidata facts

Population
12952
Area
114.37
Elevation
54
Official website
www.twistringen.de
Image
Twistringen Juli 2010 010.JPG
Dialing code
04246
Licence plate code
DH
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Commons category
Twistringen
postal code
27239
hashtag
Twistringen
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13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Importance of straw processing
  • Largest straw hat in the world
  • Early medieval ring wall
  • Geological finds
  • Airplane disaster of 1973
  • International relations
  • Politics
  • Transportation
  • Schools and educational institutions
  • People from Twistringen
  • References
  • External links

Twistringen (; ) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 30 km northeast of Diepholz, and 30 km southwest of Bremen. The source of the Delme river is located in the city. The most important attraction in Twistringen is the museum of straw processing.

==History== Twistringen was first mentioned in a document in 1250 as "Thuisteringe". In this writing, all towns had to pay early contributions for the maintenance of the bridge over the Weser in Bremen. There was a parish in the city since approximately 825. After the Reformation in 1525, the parish Twistring was re-Catholicized in 1618. Located in a predominantly Protestant area, Twistringen was a Catholic enclave of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. It has been a part of the Diocese Osnabrück since 1824. Today, Twistringen is still mainly Catholic.

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