Cloppenburg | |
|---|---|
 Panorama of Cloppenburg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Cloppenburg within Cloppenburg district  | |
  Cloppenburg  Cloppenburg | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′N 8°3′E / 52.850°N 8.050°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cloppenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Neidhard Varnhorn[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,056 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49661 |
| Dialling codes | 04471 |
| Vehicle registration | CLP |
| Website | www.cloppenburg.de |
Cloppenburg (German: [ˈklɔpm̩ˌbʊʁk] (
listen)) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District and part of Oldenburg Münsterland. It is 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border.
