Essen (Oldenburg)

Essen (Oldenburg) (German pronunciation: [ˈɛsn̩] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the river Hase, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Quakenbrück and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Cloppenburg.

Subdivision of Essen

Essen (Oldenburg)
Municipality
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Location of Essen (Oldenburg) within Cloppenburg district
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Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 7°56′26″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Subdivisions	14 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Heinrich Kreßmann[1]
Area
• Total	97.97 km2 (37.83 sq mi)
Elevation	26.10 m (85.63 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,280
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49632
Dialling codes	05434, 05438
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	essen-oldb.de

Essen consists of the following villages: Addrup, Ahausen, Barlage, Bartmannsholte, Beverdiek, Bevern, Bokel, Brokstreek, Calhorn, Darrel, Essen proper, Felde, Gut Lage, Herbergen, Hülsenmoor, Nordholte, Osteressen, Sandloh and Uptloh.

The reference to Oldenburg serves to allow disambiguation with the much larger Essen (Ruhr). It is part of the official name as stated in the town constitution, which also prescribes the styling using parentheses.^[3]

The mayor of Essen is Heinrich Kreßmann, first elected in 2016,^[4] and re-elected in 2021.^[1] Main companies in Essen are a abattoir of meat company Danish Crown, abattoir of Swiss comppany Holcim, German company Vogelsang for agriculture vehicles and solutions for pumping systems and German company Hormes, producer of process machines for bottles.