Cloppenburg (district)
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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Capital: | Cloppenburg |
| Adm. Region: | Weser-Ems |
| Area: | 1418 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 152,200 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 107 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | CLP |
| Homepage: | http://www.lkclp.de |
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Cloppenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Ammerland, Oldenburg, Vechta, Osnabrück, Emsland and Leer.
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History
The region was part of the county of Tecklenburg in medieval times. It was then for a long time (1400-1803) property of the bishop of Münster. In 1803 it was annexed by Oldenburg and remained a part of Oldenburg until 1945.
The district was established in 1933.
Geography
The district comprises the western portion of a historical region called Oldenburgisches Münsterland, which means "lands of Oldenburg formerly held by Münster". It is a plain countryside, which was originally swampy and full of tiny rivers and brooks.
Coat-of-arms
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Its blazon is: "Quarterly; I: Or, two bars Gules; II: Azure, a cross Or; III: Argent, three water lily leaves Gules; IV: Or, a fess Gules". |
Towns and municipalities
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External links
- Official website (http://www.lkclp.de) (German)
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