Cloppenburg
Cloppenburg (German: [ˈklɔpn̩ˌbʊɐ̯k] (
Cloppenburg | |
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Location of Cloppenburg within Cloppenburg district ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 52°51′N 8°3′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Cloppenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wolfgang Wiese (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 34,913 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 49661 |
Dialling codes | 04471 |
Vehicle registration | CLP |
Website | www.cloppenburg.de |

The town is a centre for the largely agricultural region of southern Oldenburg. It is the administrative centre of the district and there are many schools.
However, there is also some industry in town: e.g. Lumberg, (connector systems) and Derby Cycle (bikes).
The town had strong cultural links with St Munchins Parish in Limerick, Ireland from the 1970s to the 1990s. During this period many groups of teens/young adults from both areas visited and were hosted by families from the other area. It was a very successful exchange program fostering some lifelong friendships.
Tourism

One of Cloppenburg's main tourist attractions is the Museumsdorf Cloppenburg, a collection of old buildings from the region that were dismantled and reassembled in the museum.
Mayors
- Ignatz Feigel (1855–1922), mayor of Cloppenburg and member of parliament
- Bernhard Heukamp (1884 in Cloppenburg - 1946), mayor of Cloppenburg until 1938 and lawyer
- Georg Wessling (1889-1974), mayor of Cloppenburg
- Wolfgang Wiese, mayor of Cloppenburg
People
- Fanny Moran-Olden (1855–1905), opera singer (soprano)
- Georg Wessling (1889–1974), mayor of Cloppenburg and member of parliament
- Werner Baumbach (1916–1953), bomber pilot in World War II
- Jupp Derwall (1927–2007), football player, German football coach, from 1978-1984 manager of the German national football team
- Manfred Zapatka (born 1942), actor, graduating from the Clemens-August-Gymnasium Cloppenburg 1962
- Manfred Hellmann (born 1962), football player
- Lena Gercke (born 1988), model
- Bernd Gerdes (born 1989), football player
See also
- Straße der Megalithkultur - tourist route from Osnabrück to Oldenburg via some 33 megalithic sites.