Essen, Lower Saxony

Essen
Coat of arms
Essen
Location of Essen within Cloppenburg district
Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 7°56′26″E / 52.72111°N 7.94056°E / 52.72111; 7.94056Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 7°56′26″E / 52.72111°N 7.94056°E / 52.72111; 7.94056
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Cloppenburg
Government
• Mayor	Georg Kettmann
Area
• Total	97.97 km2 (37.83 sq mi)
Elevation	26.10 m (85.63 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,676
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	49632
Dialling codes	0 54 34
Vehicle registration	CLP
Website	www.essen-oldb.de

Essen is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the river Hase, about 5 km north of Quakenbrück and 15 km southwest of Cloppenburg.