Salzbergen

Salzbergen
Salzbergen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Emsland
Mayor Andreas Kaiser (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 53.31 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Elevation 38 m  (125 ft)
Population 7,508 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 141 /km2 (365 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EL
Postal code 48499
Area code 05976
Website www.salzbergen.de

Salzbergen is a municipality in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south of Lingen, and 10 km northwest of Rheine.

It has the oldest oil refinery in the world, opened in 1860.

Salzbergen station is on the Emsland Railway.

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