Löningen

Löningen
Town
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Location of Löningen within Cloppenburg district
Löningen Löningen
Coordinates: 52°43′N 07°46′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Burkhard Sibbe
Area
• Total	143 km2 (55 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	13,796
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49624
Dialling codes	0 54 32
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.loeningen.de

Löningen (German: [ˈløːnɪŋən] ) is a town in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the river Hase, approx. 25 km southwest of Cloppenburg.

History

Löningen originally appeared in 822 as Loingo. The name Löningen was mentioned first in 1147 in a letter to the Bishop von Hildesheim, when the area of Löningen belonged to the Corvey Abbey. Beginning in 1200 Löningen belonged to the Count von Tecklenburg. The diocese Münster absorbed Löningen beginning in 1400. In 1803, church rule ended and Löningen belonged to the Duchy of Oldenburg. From 1810 to 1813 Löningen belonged to the Arrondissement Quakenbrück. After the battle of Leipzig, Löningen returned to Oldenburg.

In 1814 the Duchy of Oldenburg was divided into 25 offices, one of which became Löningen. This was dissolved 1879 and Löningen was assigned to the district of Cloppenburg.

During the World War II, the first bombs in the Löningen area fell in 1940, and in 1945 the Löningen district courthouse was destroyed by bombing. On the 10th and 11 April 1945 British troops arrived and surrounded the German troops on three sides — after which the German troops retreated.

The municipal laws of Löningen were codified on 1 March 1982.

Population

Year Population 1549 ca. 1.100 1651 1.580 1750 2.892 1815 4.713 1837 5.583 1860 5.681 1890 4.687 1895 4.760

Year Population 1919 4.370 1925 6.435 1939 7.083 1949 10.671 1961 9.500 1972 9.982 1998 13.800

Mayors

• 1951–1952: Bernard Berges
• 1952–1960: Wilhelm Bischoff, (CDU)
• 1960–1972: Adolf Richard, (CDU)
• 1972–1986: Kurt Schmücker, (CDU)
• 1986–1991: Heinrich Wesselmann, (CDU)
• 1991–1997: Clemens Winkler, (CDU)
• 1997–2001: Hermann Vorholt, (CDU)
• 2001-2014: Thomas Städtler, Independent
• 2014–2021: Marcus Willen, (CDU)
• since 2021: Burkhard Sibbel

Notable people

• Kurt Schmücker (1919-1996), politician (CDU)
• Silvia Breher (born 1973), politician (CDU)
• Torge Hollmann (born 1982), football player
• Marco di Carli (born 1985), swimmer