Why visit Essen
Townapedia lists 51 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 77 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Schauburg Filmtheater, Hofgemeinschaft Maßmann, Stadtmuseum and Landwehr Hagel.
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About Essen
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.
From the Wikipedia article Essen (Oldenburg) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Schauburg Filmtheater
Cinema and theater · 5.3 km
4 Schiphorst, Quakenbrück
"geöffnet je nach Vorführungen"
Fredrichs Anne
Farm and orchard · 6.3 km
8 Löninger Straße, Löningen
Museums and landmarks51
Landwehr Hagel
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Teilstück 2 [B - C]: 2 parallele Wälle in ca. 25 m Abstand mit jeweils nach N vorgelagerten Gräben. Wallbr. ca. 7 m; H. ca. 0,8 m....
Absturzstelle Franz Scharler am 8.10.1943
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
Infotafel über die Kampfhandlungen und den Absturzes des deutschen Wehrmacht-Flugzeuges Focke-Wulf190A der II. Gruppe des...
Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Hamstrup
Monument and historic site · 7.3 km
17 Alter Schulweg, Lastrup
39 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
Solebad Essen (Oldenburg)
Sports field and stadium · 0.8 km
7 Hasestraße, Essen (Oldenburg)
Mo 13:30-22:00; Tu 16:00-21:30; We 15:00-21:00; Th 06:30-08:00,...
Spielplatz am Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Suhle
Playground · 6.9 km
Hemmelter Straße, Lastrup
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes77
Artlandkotten
Restaurant · Regional · 4.7 km
112 Bremer Straße, Quakenbrück
Th-Sa 18:00-22:00; Su 09:30-17:00,18:00-22:00; Mo-We off
Bäckerei Wolke
Bakery · 5.3 km
35 Wilhelmstraße, Quakenbrück
Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 06:00-17:00; Su,PH 07:30-17:30
Heimatstube
Restaurant · German · 5.3 km
8 Alenconer Straße, Quakenbrück
Th-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30+; Mo,Tu,We off
Little Italy
Restaurant · Italian · 5.5 km
6 Markt, Quakenbrück
Tu-Th 17:30-22:30; Fr,Sa 09:30-14:00,17:30-23:30; Su...
Restaurant Elia
Restaurant · Greek · 5.5 km
23 Bahnhofstraße, Quakenbrück
Tu-Sa 17:30-23:00; Su,PH 11:30-14:00,17:30-23:00; Mo off
Ristorante Di Stefano
Restaurant · Italian · 5.4 km
1 Kleine Mühlenstraße, Quakenbrück
Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30, 18:00-23:00
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Sancho & Pancho
Bar and pub · 5.5 km
18 Lange Straße, Quakenbrück
Mo-Tu off; We-Th 17:30-23:30; Fr-Sa 17:30-01:00; Su,PH 17:30-22:00
Stadtbäckerei Frerker
Bakery · 4.6 km
50 Oldenburger Straße, Quakenbrück
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-16:00; Su 08:00-11:00; PH off
65 more on the map.
Where to stay9
Wohnmobilstellplatz am Schützenhof
Campground · 6.8 km
2 Am Schützenhof, Quakenbrück
Churches and places of worship11
St. Bartholomäus
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.7 km
3 Am Kirchplatz, Essen (Oldenburg)
Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche Wulfenau
Church · Lutheran · 8.1 km
Wulfenauer Damm, Dinklage
St. Sylvester
Church · Protestant · 5.2 km
1 An der Sankt Sylvesterkirche, Quakenbrück
Shopping24
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries19
Healthcare6
Map of Essen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Varrelbusch (VAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Quakenbrück 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Lastrup 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Löningen 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Dinklage 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Molbergen 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Cloppenburg 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Emstek 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Lohne 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Holdorf 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Vechta 24 km east, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Essen (Oldenburg) urbodomo, No machine-readable author provided. ThomasPusch assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Essen Oldb Bahnhof West, Franz Kalowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Essen Oldb Bahnhof Ost, Franz Kalowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Essen Lager Hase März 2024, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Essen Lager Hase Skulptur, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Bild 1 Luftaufnahme Vogelsang Hauptsitz in Essen (Oldenburg) 2020, User:Vogelsang GmbH & Co.KG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AGQ-Perspektive, Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
- Quakenbrück14 5708, RoswithaC, CC BY 3.0
- Quakenbrück9 5708, RoswithaC, CC BY 3.0
- St petrus quakenbrück neustadt, RoswithaC, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Marien (Quakenbrück) (3), No machine-readable author provided. RoswithaC assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quakenbrück6 5708, RoswithaC, CC BY 3.0
- Bevern St. Marien, Franz Kalowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hemmelte-Kirche, Cec-clp, CC0
- Wulfenau Evangelische Kirche, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Quakenbrück Wilhelmstraße 13 Ernst Beer, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Quakenbrück Wilhelmstraße 28 Adolf Kosses, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Quakenbrück St. Antoniort 21 Alice Simon, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Quakenbrück Wilhelmstraße 13 Anna Beer, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Essen St. Bartholomäus kath, Sichi77, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jmsbert, CC BY-SA 4.0
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