Salzbergen

Salzbergen
Coat of arms
Salzbergen
Location of Salzbergen within Emsland district
Coordinates: 52°19′28″N 07°20′53″E / 52.32444°N 7.34806°E / 52.32444; 7.34806Coordinates: 52°19′28″N 07°20′53″E / 52.32444°N 7.34806°E / 52.32444; 7.34806
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Kaiser (CDU)
Area
• Total	53.31 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,570
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48499
Dialling codes	05976
Vehicle registration	EL
Website	www.salzbergen.de

Salzbergen, church: Kirche Sankt Cyriakus

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.

Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)
Andervenne Bawinkel Beesten Bockhorst Börger Breddenberg Dersum Dohren Dörpen Emsbüren Esterwegen Freren Fresenburg Geeste Gersten Groß Berßen Handrup Haren Haselünne Heede Herzlake Hilkenbrook Hüven Klein Berßen Kluse Lähden Lahn Langen Lathen Lehe Lengerich Lingen Lorup Lünne Meppen Messingen Neubörger Neulehe Niederlangen Oberlangen Papenburg Rastdorf Renkenberge Rhede Salzbergen Schapen Sögel Spahnharrenstätte Spelle Stavern Surwold Sustrum Thuine Twist Vrees Walchum Werlte Werpeloh Wettrup Wippingen

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