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Quakenbrück
Coat of arms of Quakenbrück
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Osnabrück
Municipal assoc. Artland
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total 13,884
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
49610
Dialling codes 05431
Vehicle registration OS
Website www.quakenbrueck.de

Quakenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase. It is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Artland.

Quakenbrück has a professional basketball team, the Artland Dragons.

Climate

Temperate coastal climate is affected by damp NW winds from the North Sea. The long term average air temperature in Quakenbrück is 8.5–9.0 °C (47.3–48.2 °F) with an average rainfall of 700 mm (28 in). Between May and August, there are about 20–25 days during which temperatures may reach over 25 °C (77 °F).

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Memorial plate Jewish synagogue
Quakenbrück Bahnhof (Rückseite)
Quakenbrück station
Die Große Kirchstraße und St. Sylvester
Church St. Sylvester

History

Quakenbrück was founded in 1234 by the Bishop of Osnabrück, according to the earliest documents, although the area had been settled previously. It served as a border to the north of Osnabrück.

On 29 May 1916, a nail man made from French poplar was given to the city by Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer-Lieser and placed in the meeting room of the town hall. Revenue from the statue, which depicted a 13th-14th-century knight clad in armor and holding a shield and a sword and has come to be known as the Quakenbrück iron Knight (Quakenbrücker Eiserne Burgmann), were used to fuel the war effort. The statue was built by two soldiers from Schorlemer's Battalion.

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The town hall by the market place

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Quakenbrück para niños

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