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