Zetel is a municipality in the district of Friesland,

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. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of

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, and 12 km west of

Varel Varel () is a town in the district of Friesland, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Jade River and the Jade Bight, approximately south of Wilhelmshaven and north of Oldenburg. With a population of 23,984 (2020) it is the bigge ...

. Zetel is twinned with the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland.

Notable residents

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, professional Handball player *

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, German rapper, half of Berlin duo

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, politician (

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) * Wilhelm Kunst, wood sculptor

References

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