Sögel is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Sögel is most known for the Clemenswerth Palace, a hunting lodge built 1737-1749 by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Elector Clemens August.

Sögel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sögel within Emsland district
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Coordinates: 52°51′N 07°31′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Municipal assoc.	Sögel
Government
• Mayor	Heiner Wellenbrock (CDU)
Area
• Total	55.2 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,041
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49751
Dialling codes	0 59 52
Vehicle registration	EL

Personalities

Born in Sögel

• Wilhelm Röpke (1873-1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
• Bernhard Rakers (1905-1980), Nazi war criminal

Died in Sögel

• Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791-1831), poet
• Johann Heermann (1897-1976), politician, MdL

World War II

Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.

References

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[de] Sögel

[ru] Зёгель