Barßel
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Barßel (German pronunciation: [ˈbaʁsl̩]; Low German: Bassel) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Barßel
within Cloppenburg district  | |
 Location of Barßel | |
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| Coordinates: 53°10′13″N 07°44′48″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Cloppenburg |
| Subdivisions | 13 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Nils Anhuth[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.35 km2 (32.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,706 |
| • Density | 162.5/km2 (420.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26676 |
| Dialling codes | 04499 |
| Vehicle registration | CLP |
| Website | barssel.de |
Division of the municipality
Barßel consists of 13 districts:
- Barßel
- Barßelermoor
- Carolinenhof
- Elisabethfehn
- Harkebrügge
- Lohe
- Loher-Ostmark
- Loher-Westmark
- Neuland
- Neulohe
- Osterhausen
- Reekenfeld
- Roggenberg
Sons and daughters
- Laurentius Siemer (1888-1956) German Dominican priest, and Provincial of the Dominican Province of Teutonia
- Christian Claaßen (born 1969), German footballer
