Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg is a district capital in Lower Saxony located in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border. The municipality extends across a flat landscape with fields, meadows and smaller woodlands crossed by roads and pathways.

The area belonged to the County of Tecklenburg during medieval times before it became part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. In 1803 the region came under Oldenburg rule and remained there until the founding of the modern state of Lower Saxony.

The town's name comes from Low German and refers to an old fortified site that once stood in this area. Today the center shows a mix of regional brick facades and newer buildings that shape everyday life between shopping streets and residential quarters.

The town sits close to the A1 motorway and federal highway B213, so travelers from Bremen, Hamburg or the Netherlands can reach it easily. The center can be explored on foot, while parking spaces are available at the edge of the town core.

The museum village at the edge of town displays historical buildings from the region that were relocated here to document traditional construction methods. Visitors can walk through the site and see how houses, barns and workshops looked in earlier times.