Cappeln

For the community in the United States, see Cappeln, Missouri.

Cappeln
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Cappeln within Cloppenburg district
Interactive map of Cappeln
Cappeln Location within Germany Cappeln Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°48′44″N 08°06′52″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Marcus Brinkmann
Area
• Total	76.20 km2 (29.42 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	7,534
• Density	98.87/km2 (256.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49692
Dialling codes	04478
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.cappeln.de

Cappeln (German pronunciation: [ˈkapl̩n]) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km southeast of Cloppenburg.

Cappeln consists of the following rural communities:

• Cappeln including Dingel
• Tenstedt including Siehenfelde, Osterhausen, Darrenkamp and Gut Schwede
• Schwichteler with Nordenbrok and Schwichteler station
• Bokel with Wißmühlen
• Mintewede
• Elsten and Elstermoor
• Sevelten
• Warnstedt
• Nutteln/Tegelrieden

History

In 1159 Cappeln became independent from nearby Emstek and founded its own parish. The name derives from the word "chapel". The old church (built in 1150) was only demolished in 1900 to make room for the current St. Peter and Paul church.

From 1914 to 1965 a local railway linked Cappeln to Cloppenburg and Vechta, first the only station was in Schwichtler.

Sons and daughters

• Günter Dreyer (1943-2019), German egyptologist

Architecture

• St. Peter und Paul's Church
• Pastorat, built in 1711
• Stud farm Vorwerk
• St. Mary's Church (Sevelten)
• Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten)

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  In St. Peter und Paul
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  In St. Peter und Paul

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  Sevelter Kirche
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  Sevelter Kirche

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  Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Elsten)