Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg

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Cloppenburg

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
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Cloppenburg
Government
 • Mayor Wolfgang Wiese (CDU)
Area
 • Total 70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 33,798
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 49661
Dialling codes 04471
Vehicle registration CLP
Website www.cloppenburg.de
Schloss Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District and part of Oldenburg Münsterland. It lies 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border. Cloppenburg is not far from the A1, the major motorway connecting the Ruhr area to Bremen and Hamburg. Another major road is the federal highway B213 being the shortest link from the Netherlands to the A1 and thus to Bremen and Hamburg.

The town is a centre for the largely agricultural region of southern Oldenburg. It is the administrative centre of the district and there are many schools.

However, there is also some industry in town: e.g. Lumberg, (connector systems) and Derby Cycle (bikes).

Tourism

Cloppenburg Museum

One of Cloppenburg's main tourist attractions is the Museumsdorf Cloppenburg, a collection of old buildings from the region that were dismantled and reassembled in the museum.

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

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