Essen (Oldenburg)
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Location of Essen (Oldenburg) within Cloppenburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 7°56′26″E / 52.72111°N 7.94056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cloppenburg |
| Subdivisions | 14 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Heinrich Kreßmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.97 km2 (37.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26.10 m (85.63 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,280 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49632 |
| Dialling codes | 05434, 05438 |
| Vehicle registration | CLP |
| Website | essen-oldb.de |
Essen (Oldenburg) (German pronunciation: [ˈɛsn̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the river Hase, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Quakenbrück and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Cloppenburg.
Essen consists of the following villages: Addrup, Ahausen, Barlage, Bartmannsholte, Beverdiek, Bevern, Bokel, Brokstreek, Calhorn, Darrel, Essen proper, Felde, Gut Lage, Herbergen, Hülsenmoor, Nordholte, Osteressen, Sandloh and Uptloh.
The reference to Oldenburg serves to allow disambiguation with the much larger Essen (Ruhr). It is part of the official name as stated in the town constitution, which also prescribes the styling using parentheses.[3]
The mayor of Essen is Heinrich Kreßmann, first elected in 2016,[4] and re-elected in 2021.[1] Main companies in Essen are a abattoir of meat company Danish Crown, abattoir of Swiss comppany Holcim, German company Vogelsang for agriculture vehicles and solutions for pumping systems and German company Hormes, producer of process machines for bottles.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Änderung der Hauptsatzung der Gemeinde Essen (Oldenburg)". 16 December 2019.
Die 1. Änderungssatzung zur Änderung der Hauptsatzung entsprechend der Anlage mit der Führung des Gemeindenamens „Gemeinde Essen (Oldenburg)", wird vom Rat einstimmig beschlossen.
- ^ Kreßmann neuer Bürgermeister, NWZ Online, 26 September 2016.
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