Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg (German: [ˈklɔpm̩ˌbʊʁk] ( listen)) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District and part of Oldenburg Münsterland. It is 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border.

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Flag of Cloppenburg
Coat of arms of Cloppenburg
Location of Cloppenburg within Cloppenburg district
Cloppenburg (district)Lower SaxonyGarrelBöselFriesoytheBarßelSaterlandLöningenEssenCappelnLastrupLindernCloppenburgMolbergenEmstekOsnabrück (district)EmslandLeer (district)AmmerlandOldenburg (district)Vechta (district)Cloppenburg in CLP.svg
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Coordinates: 52°51′N 8°3′E / 52.850°N 8.050°E / 52.850; 8.050Coordinates: 52°51′N 8°3′E / 52.850°N 8.050°E / 52.850; 8.050
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCloppenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Neidhard Varnhorn[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49661
Vehicle registrationCLP
Websitewww.cloppenburg.de

Twin town

Cloppenburg is twinned with:[2]

Cloppenburg Media

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "Partnerstadt". cloppenburg.de (in Deutsch). Cloppenburg. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-03.

Other websites

  Media related to Cloppenburg at Wikimedia Commons