Esterwegen

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Esterwegen within Emsland district

52°59′31″N 7°38′1″E / 52.99194°N 7.63361°E / 52.99194; 7.63361CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictEmsland Municipal assoc.Nordhümmling Government

• MayorHermann WillenborgArea

• Total49.53 km² (19.12 sq mi)Elevation

13 m (43 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total5,546 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

26897

Dialling codes0 59 55Vehicle registrationELWebsitewww.esterwegen.de

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

Geography

Esterwegen lies in northwest Germany, less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Dutch border and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the sea.

Demographics

In 2015 the population was 5,280.

Government

The mayor is Hermann Willenborg.

Concentration camp

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.

Notable inmates

See also: Category:Esterwegen concentration camp prisoners

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

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Official german list Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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

Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)