Biography

Sulingen
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms
Location of Sulingen within Diepholz district
Sulingen Show map of Germany Sulingen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°40′N 08°48′E / 52.667°N 8.800°E / 52.667; 8.800
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Subdivisions	6 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Patrick Bade[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	110.61 km2 (42.71 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,268
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27232
Dialling codes	0 42 71
Vehicle registration	DH
Website	www.sulingen.de

Sulingen is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 30 km east of Diepholz, and 45 km south of Bremen.

Sister cities

• Joniškis, Lithuania^[3]

People from Sulingen

• Walter Momper (born 1945), German politician (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin 1989–1991 and President of the German Bundesrat 1989-1990

Sport

• Liesel Westermann (born 1944), German discus thrower, silver medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics; world record holder, 1967-1971.
• Jan Rosenthal (born 1986), footballer who played 234 games and 16 for Germany national under-21 football team
• Maurice Deville (born 1992), a Luxembourgish footballer who has played over 320 games

References