Sögel
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Location of Sögel within Emsland district
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52°51′N 07°31′E / 52.850°N 7.517°E / 52.850; 7.517
(2022-12-31)[1]
49751
Sögel is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Sögel is most known for the Clemenswerth Palace, a hunting lodge built 1737–1749 by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Elector Clemens August.
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Personalities
Born in Sögel
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- Wilhelm Röpke (1873–1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
- Bernhard Rakers (1905–1980), Nazi war criminal
Died in Sögel
- Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791–1831), poet
- Johann Heermann (1897–1976), politician, MdL
World War II
Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.
References
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)
- Andervenne
- Bawinkel
- Beesten
- Bockhorst
- Börger
- Breddenberg
- Dersum
- Dohren
- Dörpen
- Emsbüren
- Esterwegen
- Freren
- Fresenburg
- Geeste
- Gersten
- Groß Berßen
- Handrup
- Haren
- Haselünne
- Heede
- Herzlake
- Hilkenbrook
- Hüven
- Klein Berßen
- Kluse
- Lähden
- Lahn
- Langen
- Lathen
- Lehe
- Lengerich
- Lingen
- Lorup
- Lünne
- Meppen
- Messingen
- Neubörger
- Neulehe
- Niederlangen
- Oberlangen
- Papenburg
- Rastdorf
- Renkenberge
- Rhede
- Salzbergen
- Schapen
- Sögel
- Spahnharrenstätte
- Spelle
- Stavern
- Surwold
- Sustrum
- Thuine
- Twist
- Vrees
- Walchum
- Werlte
- Werpeloh
- Wettrup
- Wippingen
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