Lohne, Germany

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Lohne
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lohne
Lohne, Germany (Germany)
Lohne, Germany
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Vechta
Town subdivisions 19 districts
Mayor Hans Georg Niesel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 90.78 km² (35.1 sq mi)
Elevation 43 m  (141 ft)
Population 25,534  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 281 /km² (728 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VEC
Postal code 49393
Area code 04442
Website www.lohne.de

Coordinates: 52°40′0″N 08°14′19″E / 52.66667, 8.23861

Lohne is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km south-west of Vechta. The town lies on the A1 freeway between Bremen and Osnabrück.

[edit] Economy

As an industrial town in the Oldenburger Münsterland (cathedral country), Lohne is particularly well know for its plastics industry.

[edit] Notable places

The Lohne Museum of Industry opened in March 2000.

A four turbine windfarm has been in operation in Lohne since October 2003.

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