Esterwegen
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Location of Esterwegen within Emsland district
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52°59′31″N 7°38′1″E / 52.99194°N 7.63361°E / 52.99194; 7.63361
(2022-12-31)[1]
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Esterwegen is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
Esterwegen lies in northwest Germany, less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Dutch border and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the sea.
Demographics
In 2015 the population was 5,280.
Government
The mayor is Hermann Willenborg.
Concentration camp
In 1933 a concentration camp was established in Esterwegen.[2] In 1936 the camp was dissolved and used till 1945 as a prisoner camp, for political prisoners and later for prisoners of the decree Nacht und Nebel.
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Notable inmates
See also: Category:Esterwegen concentration camp prisoners
- Julius Leber, politician
- Carl von Ossietzky, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Georg Diederichs, later Minister-President of Lower Saxony
- Karl Germer, Outer Head of the Order (OHO) of Ordo Templi Orientis
Notes
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Official german list Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esterwegen.
- memorial of Camp Esterwegen and the other 14 Emsland camps (in German, English, Dutch, French)
- de:KZ Esterwegen
- homepage of the memorial (in German)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Concentration Camps, 1933-1939
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Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)
- Andervenne
- Bawinkel
- Beesten
- Bockhorst
- Börger
- Breddenberg
- Dersum
- Dohren
- Dörpen
- Emsbüren
- Esterwegen
- Freren
- Fresenburg
- Geeste
- Gersten
- Groß Berßen
- Handrup
- Haren
- Haselünne
- Heede
- Herzlake
- Hilkenbrook
- Hüven
- Klein Berßen
- Kluse
- Lähden
- Lahn
- Langen
- Lathen
- Lehe
- Lengerich
- Lingen
- Lorup
- Lünne
- Meppen
- Messingen
- Neubörger
- Neulehe
- Niederlangen
- Oberlangen
- Papenburg
- Rastdorf
- Renkenberge
- Rhede
- Salzbergen
- Schapen
- Sögel
- Spahnharrenstätte
- Spelle
- Stavern
- Surwold
- Sustrum
- Thuine
- Twist
- Vrees
- Walchum
- Werlte
- Werpeloh
- Wettrup
- Wippingen
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