Oberlangen

Oberlangen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Oberlangen within Emsland district
Location of Oberlangen
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Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°17′E / 52.850°N 7.283°E / 52.850; 7.283
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Municipal assoc.	Lathen
Government
• Mayor	Georg Raming-Freesen (CDU)
Area
• Total	22.12 km^2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,014
• Density	45.84/km^2 (118.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49779
Dialling codes	05933
Vehicle registration	EL
Website	www.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

• Stalag VI-C

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.

External links

• The Memorial of Esterwegen - The Emsland Camps
• About Stalag VI-C in German