Oberlangen

Oberlangen
Location of Oberlangen within Emsland district
Location of Oberlangen
Oberlangen
Oberlangen
Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°17′E / 52.850°N 7.283°E / 52.850; 7.283
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictEmsland
Municipal assoc.Lathen
Government
 • MayorGeorg Raming-Freesen (CDU)
Area
 • Total
22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
1,014
 • Density45.84/km2 (118.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49779
Dialling codes05933
Vehicle registrationEL
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.