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Coordinates:53°2′N7°43′E / 53.033°N 7.717°E /53.033; 7.717

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Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Saterland Seelterlound
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saterland within Cloppenburg district
Location of Saterland
Saterland Show map of Germany Saterland Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates:53°2′N7°43′E / 53.033°N 7.717°E /53.033; 7.717
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Subdivisions	4 districts
Government
• Mayor(2018–23)	Thomas Otto^[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	123.6 km² (47.7 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	14,313
• Density	115.8/km² (299.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26683
Dialling codes	0 44 92 (Scharrel, Sedelsberg) 0 44 98 (Ramsloh, Strücklingen)
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.saterland.de

Saterland (German pronunciation:[ˈzaːtɐˌlant];Saterland Frisian:Seelterlound,pronounced[ˈseːltɐˌloːunt]) is amunicipality in thedistrict of Cloppenburg, inLower Saxony,Germany. It is situated between the cities ofLeer,Cloppenburg, andOldenburg. It is home toSaterland Frisians, who speakFrisian in addition toGerman andLow German.

The municipality of Saterland was formed in 1974, when the smaller municipalitiesStrücklingen (Strukelje in Saterland Frisian),Ramsloh (Roomelse),Sedelsberg (Seeidelsbierich) andScharrel (Schäddel) were merged.

A bilingual road sign in German and Saterland Frisian

History

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Inmedieval times, the Saterland was asandy region occupying an area of about 15 km long by 1–4 km wide surrounded bymarshes. It was settled between the 10th and 13th centuries byFrisians fromEast Frisia. Being relatively isolated, the inhabitants developed their own form of theEast Frisian language, Saterland Frisian, which survives to this day. The "Saterfriesen," as the speakers of this language are called inGerman, are the smallestminority recognized by thefederal government.

Notable places

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On the area of the municipality of Saterland is theVLF transmitter DHO38, a large VLF transmitter of theGerman Navy for sending commands tosubmarines.