Esterwegen
| Esterwegen | ||
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  Esterwegen | ||
Location of Esterwegen within Emsland district 
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| Coordinates: 52°59′31″N 7°38′1″E / 52.99194°N 7.63361°ECoordinates: 52°59′31″N 7°38′1″E / 52.99194°N 7.63361°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Emsland | |
| Municipal assoc. | Nordhümmling | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hermann Willenborg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.53 km2 (19.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,193 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 26897 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 55 | |
| Vehicle registration | EL | |
| 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.
Inmates at Esterwegen.
Well known inmates
- Julius Leber, politician
- Carl von Ossietzky, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Georg Diederichs, later Minister-President of Lower Saxony
- Karl Germer, Outer Head of the Order (OHO) of Ordo Templi Orientis
Notes
- ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
- ↑ Official german list
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esterwegen. |
- memorial of Camp Esterwegen and the other 14 Emsland camps (in German, English, Dutch, French)
- de:KZ Esterwegen
- homepage of the memorial (in German)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Concentration Camps, 1933-1939
