Saterland
Saterland
Seelterlound | |
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Location of Saterland within Cloppenburg district | |
Coordinates: 53°2′N 7°43′E / 53.033°N 7.717°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Cloppenburg |
Subdivisions | 4 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–23) | Thomas Otto[1] (Greens) |
Area | |
• Total | 123.62 km2 (47.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,294 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26683 |
Dialling codes | 0 44 92 (Scharrel, Sedelsberg) 0 44 98 (Ramsloh, Strücklingen) |
Vehicle registration | CLP |
Website | www.saterland.de |
Saterland (German pronunciation: [ˈzaːtɐˌlant]; Saterland Frisian: Seelterlound, pronounced [ˈseːltɐˌloːunt]) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is home to Saterland Frisians, who speak Frisian in addition to German.
The municipality of Saterland was formed in 1974, when the smaller municipalities Strücklingen (Strukelje in Saterland Frisian), Ramsloh (Roomelse), Sedelsberg (Seeidelsbierich) and Scharrel (Schäddel) were merged.
History
In medieval times, the Saterland was a sandy region occupying an area of about 15 km long by 1–4 km wide surrounded by marshes. It was settled between the 10th and 13th centuries by Frisians from East Frisia. Being relatively isolated, the inhabitants developed their own form of the East Frisian language, Saterland Frisian, which survives to this day. The "Saterfriesen," as the speakers of this language are called in German, are the smallest minority recognized by the federal government.
Notable places
On the area of the municipality of Saterland is the VLF transmitter DHO38, a large VLF transmitter of the German Navy for sending commands to submarines.
References
- ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
External links
- Media related to Saterland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in Saterland Frisian)
- Official site (in German)
- CS1 German-language sources (de)
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Saterland Frisian-language text
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Municipalities in Lower Saxony
- Pages with German IPA
- Pages with Saterland Frisian IPA
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Articles with Saterland Frisian-language sources (stq)
- Articles with German-language sources (de)
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Cloppenburg (district)