Sögel

Sögel is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Sögel is most known for the Clemenswerth Palace, a hunting lodge built 1737-1749 by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Elector Clemens August.

Clemenswerth Palace
Sögel
Coat of arms
Location of Sögel within Emsland district
Geeste
Sögel
Sögel
Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°31′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictEmsland
Municipal assoc.Sögel
Government
  MayorHeiner Wellenbrock (CDU)
Area
  Total55.2 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total8,029
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49751
Dialling codes0 59 52
Vehicle registrationEL

Personalities

Born in Sögel

Catharina Busch
  • Wilhelm Röpke (1873-1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
  • Bernhard Rakers (1905-1980), Nazi war criminal

Died in Sögel

World War II

Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.

References



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