Syke

Syke
Town
Lutheran church
Coat of arms
Location of Syke within Diepholz district
Syke Show map of Germany Syke Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°54′47″N 08°49′37″E / 52.91306°N 8.82694°E / 52.91306; 8.82694
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Diepholz
Subdivisions	9 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Suse Laue[1]
Area
• Total	127.93 km2 (49.39 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	25,147
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	28857
Dialling codes	04242
Vehicle registration	DH, SY
Website	www.syke.de

Syke (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkə]) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.

• 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

• 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.

• 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