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Cloppenburg (district)

Statistics
State:Lower Saxony
Adm. Region:Weser-Ems
Capital:Cloppenburg[?]
Area:1418 km²
Inhabitants:152,200 (2002)
pop. density:107 inh./km²
Car identification:CLP
Website:lkclp.de (http://www.lkclp.de/)
Map
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Cloppenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Ammerland, Oldenburg, Vechta, Osnabrück, Emsland and Leer.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

     History  

The region was part of the county of Tecklenburg in medieval times. It was then for a long time (1400-1803) property of the bishop of Münster. In 1803 it was annexed by Oldenburg and remained a part of Oldenburg until 1945.

The district was established in 1933.

     Geography  

The district comprises the western portion of a historical region called Oldenburgisches Münsterland, which means "lands of Oldenburg formerly held by Münster". It is a plain countryside, which was originally swampy and full of tiny rivers and brooks.

     Coat of arms  

Cloppenburg district coa.png The coat of arms displays:
  • top left and top right: the cross as well as the red stripes are part of the arms of Oldenburg
  • bottom left: three water lilly leaves made up the arms of Tecklenburg
  • bottom right: red and yellow are the colours of Münster

     Towns and municipalities  

  1. Cloppenburg[?]
  2. Friesoythe[?]
  3. Löningen[?]
    Municipalities
  1. Barßel[?]
  2. Bösel[?]
  3. Cappeln[?]
  4. Emstek[?]
  5. Essen[?]
  6. Garrel[?]
  7. Lastrup[?]
  8. Lindern[?]
  9. Molbergen[?]
  10. Saterland[?]
 

     External links  

Official website (http://www.lkclp.de) (German)