Ankum

Ankum
Location of Ankum within Osnabrück district
Ankum
Ankum
Coordinates: 52°32′36″N 07°52′15″E / 52.54333°N 7.87083°E / 52.54333; 7.87083
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Municipal assoc.Bersenbrück
Government
  MayorDetert Brummer-Bange
Area
  Total
66.32 km2 (25.61 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
7,962
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49577
Dialling codes05462
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.ankum.de

Ankum is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. From the Parish Ankum many people had emigrated to the Netherlands until 1800 and later to the USA.

The parish Ankum includes the municipalities Ankum village (=Dorf), Ahausen-Sitter, Aslage, Basum-Sussum since June 1972 municipal Eggermühlen; Besten with Krevinghausen and Striekel since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Brickwedde with Stockum and Westrup since 1972, Bokel since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Bockraden and Doethen since 1972 municipality Eggermühlen, Kettenkamp, Nortrup-Loxten, Rüssel, Talge since 1972 municipality Bersenbrück, Tütingen, Westerholte.

Today the unless otherwise stated municipalities constitute the village Ankum.