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.

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