Esterwegen

Esterwegen
Esterwegen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Emsland
Municipal assoc. Nordhümmling
Mayor Hermann Willenborg
Basic statistics
Area 49.53 km2 (19.12 sq mi)
Elevation 13 m  (43 ft)
Population 5,166 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 104 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EL
Postal code 26897
Area codes 0 59 55
Website www.esterwegen.de

Esterwegen is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

In 1933 a concentration camp was established in Esterwegen[2]. In 1936 the camp was dissolved and used till 1945 as a prisoner camp, for political prisoners and later for prisoners of the decree Nacht und Nebel.

Well known inmates

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsdichte der kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise - Stand 31.12.2010" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. July 2011. http://www.lskn.niedersachsen.de/download/59963. 
  2. ^ Official german list : [1]

External links

Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)