Quakenbrück

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.ClimateTemperate coastal climate is affected by damp NW winds from the North Sea. The long term average air temperature in Quakenbrück is 8.5– with an average rainfall of 700mm. Between May and August, there are about 20–25 days during which temperatures may reach over.HistoryQuakenbrück 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.Mayors till 1968: Aloys Geers 1968–1972: Karl Möller 1972–1979: Horst Magnus 1979–1988: Werner Korfhage 1988–1991: Jürgen Gadeberg 1991–2000: Klaus Alves 2000–2011: Wolfgang Becker 2011–2014: Claus Peter Poppe since October 2014: Paul Gärtner