Cloppenburg — Capital of the district, and a hard century

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Cloppenburg — Capital of the district, and a hard century

Cloppenburg is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Cloppenburg, Germany: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

Cloppenburg is the capital of its district in north-western Lower Saxony, a town whose twentieth century includes a forced-labour subcamp of the Vechta prison and a camp for Sinti and Romani people.

Origins and history

Under Nazi Germany Cloppenburg was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Vechta and of a camp for Sinti and Romani people. The town also had strong cultural links with St Munchins parish in Limerick.

Key facts

  • Country: Germany
  • Region: Lower Saxony
  • Places in this archive: 0

What is on in Cloppenburg

Sources

The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.

Editorial text © Cultural Heritage Online, 2026. No hero image in this first build: an image of the city is added only with an author and a verified licence.

Events here — now on & upcoming

  • Schimmernde Schönheiten: Brass Objects of Art Nouveau and Art Deco — Museumsdorf Cloppenburg, 18 October 2026 – 4 April 2027
    18 Oct 2026 — 04 Apr 2027
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