Saterland
Sign in to saveSaterland (; Saterland Frisian: , ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is home to Saterland Frisians, who speak Frisian in addition to German and Low German.
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Saterland is a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, located between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is notable as the home of Saterland Frisians, a community that maintains the Frisian language alongside German and Low German.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Gemeinde
- German place.name
- Saterland
- German place.image_skyline
- Saterland Scharrel - Kolpingplatz + St. Peter und Paul 01 ies.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Saterland COA.svg
- German place.image_flag
- DEU Saterland Flag.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Saterland in CLP.svg
- German place.state
- Lower Saxony
- German place.district
- Cloppenburg
- German place.elevation
- 5
- German place.area
- 123.6
- German place.postal_code
- 26683
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Saterland (; Saterland Frisian: , ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is home to Saterland Frisians, who speak Frisian in addition to German and Low German.
The municipality of Saterland was formed in 1974, when the smaller municipalities Strücklingen (Strukelje in Saterland Frisian), Ramsloh (Roomelse), Sedelsberg (Seeidelsbierich) and Scharrel (Schäddel) were merged. thumb|left|220px|A bilingual road sign in German and Saterland Frisian