Garrel

Garrel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Garrel within Cloppenburg district
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Coordinates: 52°57′29″N 8°1′31″E / 52.95806°N 8.02528°E / 52.95806; 8.02528
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Subdivisions	12 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Thomas Höffmann[1]
Area
• Total	113.23 km2 (43.72 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,762
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49681
Dialling codes	04474, 04471
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.garrel.de

Garrel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north of Cloppenburg, and 25 km southwest of Oldenburg.

People from Garrel

• Heinrich Timmerevers (born 1952), German Roman Catholic bishop

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