Oberlangen
Oberlangen | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberlangen within Emsland district  | |
  Oberlangen  Oberlangen | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°17′E / 52.850°N 7.283°E / 52.850; 7.283 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Municipal assoc. | Lathen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Raming-Freesen (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 999 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49779 |
| Dialling codes | 05933 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.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
References
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
External links
- The Memorial of Esterwegen - The Emsland Camps
- About Stalag VI-C in German
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