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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Emsland

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
49.53 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:10 AM

Municipal assoc.
  
Nordhümmling

State
  
Lower Saxony

Elevation
  
13 m (43 ft)

Postal codes
  
26897

Population
  
5,219 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
26897

Esterwegen

Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Esterwegen is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Contents

Map of 26897 Esterwegen, Germany

Geography

Esterwegen lies in northwest Germany, less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Dutch border and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the sea.

Demographics

In 2013 the population was 5,193.

Government

The mayor is Hermann Willenborg.

Concentration camp

In 1933 a concentration camp was established in Esterwegen. In 1936 the camp was dissolved and used till 1945 as a prisoner camp, for political prisoners and later for prisoners of the decree Nacht und Nebel.

Notable inmates

  • Julius Leber, politician
  • Carl von Ossietzky, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
  • Georg Diederichs, later Minister-President of Lower Saxony
  • Karl Germer, Outer Head of the Order (OHO) of Ordo Templi Orientis

    • References

    Esterwegen Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA