Ostbevern

Ostbevern
Coat of arms
Ostbevern
Location of Ostbevern within Warendorf district
Coordinates: 52°2′20″N 7°50′45″E / 52.03889°N 7.84583°E / 52.03889; 7.84583Coordinates: 52°2′20″N 7°50′45″E / 52.03889°N 7.84583°E / 52.03889; 7.84583
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Warendorf
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Annen (CDU)
Area
• Total	89.44 km2 (34.53 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	10,873
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48346
Dialling codes	02532
Vehicle registration	WAF, BE
Website	www.ostbevern.de

Ostbevern is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Ostbevern is situated on the river Bever, approx. 18 km north-east of Münster and 18 km north-west of Warendorf.

Ostbevern borders Ladbergen, Lienen, Glandorf (in Lower Saxony), Warendorf, Telgte and Greven.

The municipality Ostbevern consists of the village Ostbevern, the district Brock and the surrounding farming land.

In 1088 Bevern was first mentioned in an official document under the name Beverne. Presumably in the 12th century the parish Bevern was split into Ostbevern and Westbevern (which is now part of Telgte).

During the Napoleonic Wars the municipality first fell to Prussia, then to Berg. Since 1810 it then belonged to the French Empire, until Ostbevern was assigned to prussia again at the Congress of Vienna. Since World War II Ostbevern lies in North Rhine-Westphalia.

After the local elections of 2014, the 26 seats of the municipal council are distributed like this:

Ostbeverns twins the city Loburg in Saxony-Anhalt.

The economy in Ostbevern is characterized by agriculture and processing business. The FRIWO Group has its headquarters in Ostbevern.

The Ambrose-church consist of a big new part, built in 1962 a smaller gothic church built in the 16th century. Parts of the church steeple are from the 12th century.