Cappeln is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It is situated approximately 7 km southeast of Cloppenburg.
Cappeln consists of the following rural communities: In 1159 Cappeln became independent from nearby Emstek and founded its own parish.
From 1914 to 1965 a local railway linked Cappeln to Cloppenburg and Vechta, first the only station was in Schwichtler.
This Cloppenburg district location article is a stub.