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.
Sögel | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Sögel within Emsland district  | |
  Sögel  Sögel | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,446 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49751 |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 52 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
Personalities
editBorn in Sögel
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- Wilhelm Röpke (1873–1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
- Bernhard Rakers (1905–1980), Nazi war criminal
Died in Sögel
edit- Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791–1831), poet
- Johann Heermann (1897–1976), politician, MdL
World War II
editMuch of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.
References
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