Syke
Syke (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkə]) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
- 1961: 16,203
- 1970: 17,013
- 1979: 19,413
- 1987: 18,796
- 1992: 21,411
- 1997: 23,340
- 2002: 23,786
- 2007: 24,527
- 2011: 24,279
- 2013: 23,666
Mayors
- 2001–2013: Harald Behrens (FDP)
- since 2013: Suse Laue (SPD)
Suse Laue won the election in 2013, with 54.3% of the vote against three competitors.
Notable people
- Rudi Carrell (1934–2006), Dutch game show host and entertainer; lived 1981–2006 in the district of Wachendorf
- Reinhold Beckmann (born 1956), TV-conductor and football commentator, made his Abitur in Syke
- Baba Saad (born 1985), rapper, lived in Syke from 1994 onwards
- Timo Perthel (born 1989), footballer, played in his youth for the TuS Syke