Saterland

Saterland Seelterlound
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saterland within Cloppenburg district
Saterland Saterland
Coordinates: 53°2′N 7°43′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Subdivisions	4 districts
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Thomas Otto (Greens)
Area
• Total	123.62 km2 (47.73 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	14,079
• Density	110/km2 (290/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

The Saterland (Saterland Frisian: Seelterlound, pronounced [ˈseːltɐˌloːunt]) is a municipality in Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is home to Saterland Frisians, who speak Frisian and German.

The municipality of Saterland was formed in 1974, when the smaller municipalities Strücklingen (Strukelje in Saterland Frisian), Ramsloh (Roomelse), Sedelsberg (Seeidelsbierich) and Scharrel (Schäddel) were combined.

A bilingual German-Saterland Frisian road sign

Other websites

• Media related to Saterland at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site (in Saterland Frisian)
• Official site (in German)