Sögel

Sögel
Sögel
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	Sögel Location of Sögel within Emsland district
	Coordinates: 52°51′N07°31′E / 52.850°N 7.517°E Coordinates: 52°51′N07°31′E / 52.850°N 7.517°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Municipal assoc.	Sögel
Government
• Mayor	Heiner Wellenbrock (CDU)
Area
• Total	55.2 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2015-12-31) [1]
• Total	7,464
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	49751
Dialling codes	0 59 52
Vehicle registration	EL

Last updated February 26, 2019

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.

Landkreis Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the district of Bentheim in Lower Saxony, and the Netherlands.

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Personalities

Born in Sögel

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

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Johann Heermann was a German politician of the Christlich Demokratische Union or CDU.

World War II

Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.

The Razing of Friesoythe took place on 14 April 1945 during the Western Allies' invasion of Germany towards the end of World War II. In early April, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, advancing into north-west Germany, attacked the German town of Friesoythe. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada captured the town. During the fighting the battalion's commander was killed by a German soldier and it was rumoured that he had been killed by a civilian.

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References

↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

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[1] Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)