Oberlangen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Oberlangen
Coat of arms
Location of Oberlangen within Emsland district
NetherlandsCloppenburg (district)County of Bentheim (district)Leer (district)Osnabrück (district)AndervenneBawinkelBeestenBockhorstBörgerBreddenbergDersumDörpenDohrenEmsbürenEsterwegenFrerenFresenburgGeesteGerstenGroß BerßenHandrupHarenHaselünneHeedeHerzlakeHilkenbrookHüvenKlein BerßenKluseLähdenLahnLangenLathenLeheLengerichLingenLorupLünneLünneMeppenMessingenNeubörgerNeuleheNiederlangenOberlangenPapenburgRastdorfRenkenbergeRhedeSalzbergenSchapenSögelSpahnharrenstätteSpelleStavernSurwoldSustrumThuineTwistVreesWalchumWerlteWerpelohWettrupWippingen
52°51′N 07°17′E / 52.850°N 7.283°E / 52.850; 7.283CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictEmsland Municipal assoc.LathenGovernment
 • MayorGeorg Raming-Freesen (CDU)Area
 • Total22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)Elevation
9 m (30 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total999 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
49779
Dialling codes05933Vehicle registrationELWebsitewww.oberlangen.de

Oberlangen is a municipality in district (Landkreis) Emsland, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), north-western Germany.

This was the location of the Prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VI-C. There is a cemetery with mass graves of Soviet prisoners, and individual graves of Polish and Italian prisoners.

See also

  • Stalag VI-C

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  • The Memorial of Esterwegen - The Emsland Camps
  • About Stalag VI-C in German
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