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
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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

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

Cloppenburg Friesoythe Löningen

Municipalities Barßel Bösel Cappeln Emstek Essen Garrel Lastrup Lindern Molbergen Saterland

External links

Official website (German)