Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg is an administrative district in Lower Saxony situated between Bremen and the Dutch border. The area comprises several municipalities and features a rural character defined by extensive agricultural lands and open countryside.

The territory was part of the County of Tecklenburg during medieval times and later came under the rule of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. This ecclesiastical administration shaped the region until the early 1800s.

The district maintains strong Catholic traditions within predominantly Protestant Lower Saxony, influencing local demographics with higher birth rates than surrounding regions.

The region is accessible via the A1 motorway connecting the Ruhr area with Bremen and Hamburg. Federal highway B213 provides additional routes for exploring the individual towns throughout the district.

The area is known for intensive livestock farming with numerous farms raising turkeys and pigs. This concentration of production has earned the region the nickname pig belt.

Location: Lower Saxony

Inception: 1933

Capital city: Cloppenburg

Elevation above the sea: 27 m

Reference: DE948

Shares border with: Osnabrück, Ammerland, Oldenburg, Leer, Vechta, Emsland

Website: https://lkclp.de

GPS coordinates: 52.83000,8.00000

Latest update: December 17, 2025 08:37