Oberlangen

Oberlangen is a municipality in district (Landkreis) Emsland, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), north-western Germany.

Oberlangen
Coat of arms
Location of Oberlangen within Emsland district
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Oberlangen
Oberlangen
Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°17′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictEmsland
Municipal assoc.Lathen
Government
  MayorGeorg Raming-Freesen (CDU)
Area
  Total22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total972
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49779
Dialling codes05933
Vehicle registrationEL
Websitewww.oberlangen.de

This was the location of the Prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VI-C. There is a cemetery with mass graves of Soviet prisoners, and individual graves of Polish and Italian prisoners.

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