Cappeln is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg (district)

Cloppenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ammerland, Oldenburg, Vechta, Osnabrück, Emsland and Leer....

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated approx. 7 km southeast of Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District. It lies 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border. Cloppenburg is not far from the A1, the major motorway connecting the Ruhr area to Bremen and Hamburg...

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Cappeln consists of the following rural communities:

• Cappeln including Dingel
• Tenstedt including Siehenfelde, Osterhausen, Darrenkamp and Gut Schwede
• Schwichteler with Nordenbrok and Schwichteler station
• Bokel with Wißmühlen
• Mintewede
• Elsten and Elstermoor
• Sevelten
• Warnstedt
• Nutteln/Tegelrieden

History

In 1159 Cappeln became independent from nearby Emstek

Emstek

Emstek is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km east of Cloppenburg....

 and founded its own parish. The name derives from the word "chapel". The old church (built in 1150) was only demolished in 1900 to make room for the current St. Peter and Paul church.

From 1914 to 1965 a local railway linked Cappeln to Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg

Cloppenburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of Cloppenburg District. It lies 38 km south-south-west of Oldenburg in the Weser-Ems region between Bremen and the Dutch border. Cloppenburg is not far from the A1, the major motorway connecting the Ruhr area to Bremen and Hamburg...

 and Vechta

Vechta

Vechta with a population of nearly 32,000 is the biggest city and also the capital of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany.It's well known all around Europe for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which occurs every summer and has a history dating back to 1298....

, first the only station was in Schwichtler.

Architecture

• St. Peter und Paul's Church
• Pastorat, built in 1711
• Stud farm Vorwerk
• St. Mary's Church (Sevelten)
• Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten)