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Encyclopedia > Cloppenburg (district)
Cloppenburg
Statistics
State: Lower Saxony
Capital: Cloppenburg
Adm. Region: Weser-Ems
Area: 1418 km²
Inhabitants: 154,559 (2004)
pop. density: 109 inh./km²
Car identification: CLP
Homepage: http://www.lkclp.de
Map

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. Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Cloppenburg is a town in Lower Saxony, capital of the district Cloppenburg. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Weser-Ems is the most westerly of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering the Dutch provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Image File history File links Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the Cloppenburg district Created from Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates#Niedersachsen / Lower Saxony File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Vechta is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Osnabrück is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

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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. Tecklenburg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births Owen Tudor, seventh generation descedant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (approximate... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Position - Münster in Germany Town Hall at Prinzipalmarkt Münster: Prinzipalmarkt Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The district was established in 1933. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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. The Oldenburger Münsterland is the southern, predominantly Catholic portion of the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, now a part of Lower Saxony in Germany. ...


Coat-of-arms

Coat of arms 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

Its blazon is: "Quarterly; I: Or, two bars Gules; II: Azure, a cross Or; III: Argent, three water lily leaves Gules; IV: Or, a fess Gules". Image File history File links District of Cloppenburg, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the mediæval practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This is an article about Heraldry. ... A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. ... Genera Barclaya Wall. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A fess is a term used in heraldry to describe a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running from the left to the right side of the shield, centered from top to bottom. ...

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Cloppenburg
  2. Friesoythe
  3. Löningen
  1. Barßel
  2. Bösel
  3. Cappeln
  4. Emstek
  5. Essen
  1. Garrel
  2. Lastrup
  3. Lindern
  4. Molbergen
  5. Saterland

Cloppenburg is a town in Lower Saxony, capital of the district Cloppenburg. ... Barßels population is apprx 12. ... Saterland is a municipality in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. ...

External links

  • Official website (German)


Flag of Lower Saxony

Rural and urban districts of Lower Saxony Lower Saxony flag File links The following pages link to this file: Aurich (district) Wittmund (district) Friesland (district) Leer (district) Ammerland Wesermarsch Cuxhaven (district) Stade (district) Harburg Lüneburg (district) Lüchow-Dannenberg Osterholz Rotenburg (district) Verden (district) Soltau-Fallingbostel Uelzen (district) Celle (district) Gifhorn (district) Emsland Bentheim Cloppenburg (district... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...

Ammerland | Aurich | Bentheim | Braunschweig (Brunswick) | Celle | Cloppenburg | Cuxhaven | Delmenhorst | Diepholz | Emden | Emsland | Friesland | Gifhorn | Goslar | Göttingen | Hameln-Pyrmont (Hamelin-Pyrmont) | Hannover (Hanover) | Harburg | Helmstedt | Hildesheim | Holzminden | Leer | Lüchow-Dannenberg | Lüneburg | Nienburg | Northeim | Oldenburg (town) | Oldenburg (district) | Osnabrück (town) | Osnabrück (district) | Osterholz | Osterode | Peine | Rotenburg | Salzgitter | Schaumburg | Soltau-Fallingbostel | Stade | Uelzen | Vechta | Verden | Wesermarsch | Wilhelmshaven | Wittmund | Wolfenbüttel | Wolfsburg Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Bentheim (in full Grafschaft Bentheim (County of Bentheim)) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Braunschweig Braunschweig [ˈbraunʃvaik] (English & French: Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Cuxhaven is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Delmenhorst is a district-free town (Kreisfreie Stadt) of nearly 76,000 inhabitants located in Lower Saxony at 53° 03 North, 8° 37 East between Bremen and Oldenburg. ... Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing the location of Emden Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Gifhorn is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hanover (officially Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... (This article is about the district in northern Germany. ... Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Lüchow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Northeim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Oldenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ... Osnabrück is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Peine is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Categories: Germany geography stubs | Cities in Germany | Towns in Lower Saxony ... Schaumburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Soltau-Fallingbostel is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Stade is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Uelzen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Vechta is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Verden is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wittmund is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Wolfenbüttel is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Weser watershed Wolfsburg is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

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Cloppenburg (district) (222 words)
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.
The district comprises the western portion of a historical region called Oldenburgisches Münsterland, which means "lands of Oldenburg formerly held by Münster".
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