In this writing, all towns had to pay early contributions for the maintenance of the bridge over the Weser in Bremen.

Located in a predominantly Protestant area, Twistringen was a Catholic enclave of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.

Only after the construction of the rail connection between Bremen and Osnabrück in 1873, did Lutherans settle in the town again.

The museum of straw processing documents the history and development of this industry from its beginning to the present.

The celebration was also visited by Reinhold Beckmann, a well-known television host, who hails from Twistringen.

In 2005, the wooden entrance gate was reconstructed to give the structure a look, reminding visitors of a castle.

They contained a lot of snails, clams, scaphopods, and corals, but also more rarely sea urchins, vertebrate skeletons and teeth, and rests of cephalopods.

However, because of the diversity of species - at least 250 species of snails from the strata of Twistringen are known and described -, thus a picture of the animal world of this time period so exact is gained, that Twistringen has become one of the "classical place of discovery of paleontology".

Since 1977, Twistringen has been partnered with the French municipality Bonnétable, which is situated in the department of Sarthe.

Since 2011 there is also a partnership with the Lithuanian city Kaišiadorys which has 10.000 inhabitants and is part of the Kaunas area.

Since the communal elections of September 11, 2011, the seat distribution is as follows: Twistringen is on the railway line Bremen-Osnabrück.