Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Sögel is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Sögel is most known for the Clemenswerth Palace, a hunting lodge built 1737–1749 by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Elector Clemens August.
Personalities
Born in Sögel
- Wilhelm Röpke (1873–1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
- Bernhard Rakers (1905–1980), Nazi war criminal
Died in Sögel
World War II
Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.
References
Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district) |
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