Bruchhausen-Vilsen
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Location of Bruchhausen-Vilsen
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Location of Bruchhausen-Vilsen | |
Bruchhausen-Vilsen Bruchhausen-Vilsen | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′N 09°00′E / 52.833°N 9.000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Diepholz |
| Municipal assoc. | Bruchhausen-Vilsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Schmitz |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.73 km2 (42.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 8,970 |
| • Density | 81.7/km2 (212/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27305 |
| Dialling codes | 04252 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
Bruchhausen-Vilsen (German pronunciation: [bʁʊxˈhaʊzn̩ ˈfɪlzn̩]; Low German: Brooksen-Vilsen) is a municipality in the Diepholz district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated 38 km (24 mi) southeast of Bremen. The nearby communities of Berxen, Bruchhöfen, Bruchmühlen, Dille, Gehlbergen, Heiligenberg, Homfeld, Nenndorf, Riethausen, Stapelshorn, Wöpse, Oerdinghausen, Scholen, Weseloh, Süstedt and Engeln all belong to Bruchhausen-Vilsen. Bruchhausen-Vilsen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bruchhausen-Vilsen.