Löningen () is a town in the
district of Cloppenburg, in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. The town is situated on the river
Hase, approx. 25 km southwest of
Cloppenburg.
History
Löningen originally appeared in 822 as Loingo. The name Löningen was mentioned first in 1147 in a letter to the Bishop von Hildesheim, when the area of Löningen belonged to the
Corvey Abbey. Beginning in 1200 Löningen belonged to the Count von Tecklenburg. The diocese Münster absorbed Löningen beginning in 1400. In 1803, church rule ended and Löningen belonged to the Duchy of Oldenburg. From 1810 to 1813 Löningen belonged to the Arrondissement
Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück (Northern Low Saxon: ''Quokenbrügge'') is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase. It is part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Ar ...
. After the battle of Leipzig, Löningen returned to Oldenburg.
In 1814 the Duchy of Oldenburg was divided into 25 offices, one of which became Löningen. This was dissolved 1879 and Löningen was assigned to the district of
Cloppenburg.
During the World War II, the first bombs in the Löningen area fell in 1940, and in 1945 the Löningen district courthouse was destroyed by bombing. On the 10th and 11 April 1945 British troops arrived and surrounded the German troops on three sides — after which the German troops retreated.
[Jansen: ''Löningen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart'', 1998, S. 203 ff]
The municipal laws of Löningen were codified on 1 March 1982.
Population
Mayors
*1951–1952: Bernard Berges
*1952–1960: Wilhelm Bischoff, (
CDU)
*1960–1972: Adolf Richard, (CDU)
*1972–1986:
Kurt Schmücker, (CDU)
*1986–1991: Heinrich Wesselmann, (CDU)
*1991–1997: Clemens Winkler, (CDU)
*1997–2001: Hermann Vorholt, (CDU)
*2001-2014: Thomas Städtler, Independent
*2014–2021: Marcus Willen, (CDU)
*since 2021: Burkhard Sibbel
Notable people
*
Kurt Schmücker (1919-1996), politician (CDU)
*
Silvia Breher
Silvia Breher ( Lucke; born 23 July 1973) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She has been Member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Cloppenburg – Vechta since the 2017 federal election. At the CD ...
(born 1973), politician (CDU)
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Torge Hollmann
Torge Hollmann (born 28 January 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Hollmann was born in Löningen. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for SC Freiburg
Sport-Club ...
(born 1982), football player
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Marco di Carli
Marco di Carli (born April 12, 1985, in Löningen, Lower Saxony, West Germany) is a German swimmer who specialisms are backstroke and freestyle. He swims at the SG Frankfurt club and is 1.89 metres (6'2") tall and weighs 80 kg (176&nb ...
(born 1985), swimmer
References
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Towns in Lower Saxony
Cloppenburg (district)