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Cappeln
Municipality
Coat of arms of CappelnCoat of arms
Location of Cappeln within Cloppenburg district
Cloppenburg (district)Lower SaxonyGarrelBöselFriesoytheBarßelSaterlandLöningenEssenCappelnLastrupLindernCloppenburgMolbergenEmstekOsnabrück (district)EmslandLeer (district)AmmerlandOldenburg (district)Vechta (district)
Cappeln is located in GermanyCappelnCappeln Show map of GermanyCappeln is located in Lower SaxonyCappelnCappeln Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°48′44″N 08°06′52″E / 52.81222°N 8.11444°E / 52.81222; 8.11444
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCloppenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Marcus Brinkmann
Area
 • Total76.20 km (29.42 sq mi)
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
Population
 • Total7,535
 • Density99/km (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes49692
Dialling codes04478
Vehicle registrationCLP
Websitewww.cappeln.de

Cappeln is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km southeast of Cloppenburg.

Cappeln consists of the following rural communities:

  • Cappeln including Dingel
  • Tenstedt including Siehenfelde, Osterhausen, Darrenkamp and Gut Schwede
  • Schwichteler with Nordenbrok and Schwichteler station
  • Bokel with Wißmühlen
  • Mintewede
  • Elsten and Elstermoor
  • Sevelten
  • Warnstedt
  • Nutteln/Tegelrieden

History

In 1159 Cappeln became independent from nearby Emstek and founded its own parish. The name derives from the word "chapel". The old church (built in 1150) was only demolished in 1900 to make room for the current St. Peter and Paul church.

From 1914 to 1965 a local railway linked Cappeln to Cloppenburg and Vechta, first the only station was in Schwichtler.

Sons and daughters

Architecture

  • St. Peter und Paul's Church
  • Pastorat, built in 1711
  • Stud farm Vorwerk
  • St. Mary's Church (Sevelten)
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten)
  • In St. Peter und Paul In St. Peter und Paul
  • In St. Peter und Paul In St. Peter und Paul
  • Sevelter Kirche Sevelter Kirche
  • Sevelter Kirche Sevelter Kirche
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten) Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten)

References

  1. "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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