Essen (Oldenburg)

Essen (Oldenburg)
Location of Essen (Oldenburg) within Cloppenburg district
Essen (Oldenburg)
Essen (Oldenburg)
Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 7°56′26″E / 52.72111°N 7.94056°E / 52.72111; 7.94056
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCloppenburg
Subdivisions14 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (202126) Heinrich Kreßmann
Area
  Total
97.97 km2 (37.83 sq mi)
Elevation
26.10 m (85.63 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
9,280
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49632
Dialling codes05434, 05438
Vehicle registrationCLP
Websiteessen-oldb.de

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.

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.

The mayor of Essen is Heinrich Kreßmann, first elected in 2016, and re-elected in 2021.