| Sögel | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Sögel within Emsland district
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  Sögel Show map of Germany Sögel Show map of Lower Saxony | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°31′E / 52.850°N 7.517°E / 52.850; 7.517 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Municipal assoc. | Sögel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heiner Wellenbrock (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.2 km (21.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,446 |
| • Density | 150/km (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 |
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.
Personalities
Born in Sögel
- Wilhelm Röpke (1873–1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
- Bernhard Rakers (1905–1980), Nazi war criminal
Died in Sögel
- Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791–1831), poet
- Johann Heermann (1897–1976), politician, MdL
World War II
Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.
References
- "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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