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 (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,280 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/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.
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 2013 the population was 5,193.
Government
The mayor is Hermann Willenborg.
Concentration camp
Main article: Esterwegen 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.
Inmates at Esterwegen.
Notable 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 2015 (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
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