Salzbergen | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Salzbergen within Emsland district  | |
  Salzbergen  Salzbergen | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′28″N 07°20′53″E / 52.32444°N 7.34806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Andreas Kaiser[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.31 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,951 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48499 |
| Dialling codes | 05976 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.salzbergen.de |
Salzbergen is a municipality in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south of Lingen, and 10 km northwest of Rheine.
It has the oldest oil refinery in the world, opened in 1860.
Salzbergen station is on the Emsland Railway.
- ^ "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.