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Essen (Oldenburg)

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Traffic light for Essen (Oldenburg)

Traffic light: GreenRedYellowGreen

Green — Nothing reported by our sources (as of 12:00) — no guarantee of a clear road.

Within 5.0 km of Essen (Oldenburg). No motorway junction within 5.0 km: the traffic light judges the other roads.

Map: 5.0 km aroundReasons marked on the map: 7. The list of reasons is the map in words. 4 × Buses and trains, 3 × Charging.QuakenbrückEssen (Oldenburg)Buses and trains · Essen (Oldb) GrundschuleCharging · DE*EWE, Peterstraße 7Charging · Autohaus Klaus HörstingBuses and trains · Essen (Oldb)Buses and trains · Essen (Oldb) BahnhofCharging · DE Essen 49632 Bahnhofstraße 4 (SN:23BZ8994A) öffentlich KKTBuses and trains · Essen (Oldb) Löninger Straße
Schematic map – not for navigation.Streets (OpenStreetMap)Buses and trainsCharging

Grenzen: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_vg_nuts.pdf (Daten verändert)

Streets: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Verwaltungseinheiten: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_gn250.pdf (Daten verändert)

Fahrplandaten: DELFI e.V., CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladepunkte: EWE via Mobilithek, CC0 1.0

Ladepunkte: Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH via Mobilithek, CC0 1.0

Ladepunkte: Eco-Movement via Mobilithek, CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

How the traffic light is set
  • Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
  • Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
  • Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
  • Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
  • No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, buses and trains.

Buses and trains

Essen (Oldenburg) · 5.0 km

103 of 1272 trips late (8 %) — Lower Saxony

last 30 minutes, more than 5 minutes counts as late

5 trips skip a stop

The nearest stops (within 5.0 km) and what leaves there in the next 60 minutes

  • Essen (Oldb) Grundschule 200 m · 3 min walk · Map · Google MapsNothing leaves here in the next 60 minutes, by the timetable.
  • Essen (Oldb) 550 m · 8 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    • RE18 to Osnabrück Hbf · in 18 min (12:18) · 2 min late · platform 1
    • RE18 to Wilhelmshaven Hbf · in 46 min (12:46) · on time · platform 2
    • RE18 · in 46 min (12:46) · on time
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    Platforms per DB: 1 of 1 step-free
  • Essen (Oldb) Bahnhof 600 m · 8 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    • 925 to Löningen MEG · in 60 min (13:00) · timetable
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  • Essen (Oldb) Löninger Straße 600 m · 8 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    • 925 to Löningen MEG · in 2 min (12:02) · timetable
    • 925 to Essen Bahnhof · in 58 min (12:58) · timetable
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Fuel

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Parking

Essen (Oldenburg) · 5.0 km

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More car parks mapped by OpenStreetMap

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Roads

Essen (Oldenburg) · 15 km

0 closures · 0 jams and accidents · 4 roadworks within 15 km

  • 10 kmdirection unknownThu 27 Aug, 06:15 – Fri 13 Nov, 17:00 · in force now, ends in 12 daysRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: B213 Lingen towards Cloppenburg between Lastrup-West/Oldendorf and Ziegelstraße: closed, roadworks, follow the diversion signs, until approx. 13/11/2026, 17:00 · Original (German) →
  • 11 kmdirection unknownFri 30 Oct, 22:00 – Sun 1 Nov, 22:00 · in force now, ends in 10 hoursRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: B213 Krapendorfer Straße, Lingen - Cloppenburg between Abzweig nach Ermke and Nieholte both directions closed, night construction site following the diversion sign, from … · Original (German) →
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    B213 Krapendorfer Straße, Lingen - Cloppenburg between Abzweig nach Ermke and Nieholte both directions closed, night construction site following the diversion sign, from 30/10/2026, 22:00 to 01/11/2026, 22:00
  • 14 kmdirection unknownMon 31 Aug, 06:15 – Fri 27 Nov, 17:00 · in force now, ends in 26 daysRestriction unknownRestrictionMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: district of Osnabrück, L74 between Ankum and Farwick: closed in both directions, resurfacing, follow the diversion signs, until approx. 27/11/2026, 17:00 · Original (German) →

Nothing right here — the nearest within 15 km

The publishers' own texts are on the German page.

Translated automatically by ViaFrei; the German original is binding. Opus-MT, Helsinki-NLP (Tiedemann, Thottingal) (CC BY 4.0)

For lorries

  • Long-lorry positive network nearby: B213 10 km, L74 13 km, L861 14 km, L845 14 km, A1 16 km, L843 16 km

What binds is the Annex to § 2(1) of the LKWÜberlStVAusnV. The publisher states that the data make no claim to be complete or correct, have no legal or official meaning, and are not suitable for navigation or similar purposes.

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Motorways

Essen (Oldenburg)

No motorway within 15 km. The nearest is the A1: Vechta junction, 16 km away.

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Lorry parking and rest areas

Essen (Oldenburg) · 50 km

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Per the publishers; where nothing is stated, the facilities are unknown, not ruled out.

  • Lorry parking · Bakumer Wiesen West · 76 spaces · 32 lorry spaces · 16 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic area
  • Lorry parking · Shell Autohof Vechta Bakum · 185 spaces · 185 lorry spaces · 16 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities: not reportedNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): café 300 m
  • Lorry parking · Bakumer Wiesen Ost · 78 spaces · 34 lorry spaces · 16 km east · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic area

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OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)

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Lorry parks from the “Trucklounge Ecopark” database (ODbL), held separately — not cross-checked with the entries above

  • Lorry parking · Trucklounge Ecopark · no current occupancy reading held · 20 km · Map · Google Maps

Lkw-Parken: ENMO GmbH & Co.KG (Trucklounge Ecopark) via Mobilithek — enthält Daten aus „Trucklounge Ecopark“, Open Database License 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), bearbeitet · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from “Trucklounge Ecopark”. We send the database we use publicly – without the entries the publisher marks confidential – as a machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0, free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Charging

Essen (Oldenburg) · 5.0 km

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  • DE*EWE, Peterstraße 7 Essen (Oldenburg) · 2 charge points · up to 22 kW · status from 30 Oct, 16:17 — possibly out of date · 200 m south · Map · Google Maps
  • Autohaus Klaus Hörsting Bahnhofstraße 4, Essen (Oldenburg) · 2 charge points · no status data · 550 m north-east · Map · Google Maps
  • DE Essen 49632 Bahnhofstraße 4 (SN:23BZ8994A) öffentlich KKT Bahnhofstraße 4, Essen · 2 charge points · up to 75 kW · status from 30 Oct, 20:46 — possibly out of date · 600 m north-east · Map · Google Maps

Only a few operators publish live occupancy; “no status data” means unknown, not free.

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Nearby essentials

Essen (Oldenburg) · 2.0 km

Everyday essentials within 2.0 km, as named in OpenStreetMap

  • Pharmacy Turm-Apotheke50 m · 1 min walk south · Lange Straße 52 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor or hospital Dr. Thomas Revermann100 m · 2 min walk north-west · Wilhelmstraße 1 · Map · Google Maps
  • Supermarket EDEKA150 m · 2 min walk north · Lange Straße 38 · Map · Google Maps
  • Cash machine or bank Volksbank Essen150 m · 3 min walk north-east · Lange Straße 33 · Map · Google Maps
  • Police Polizei Essen150 m · 3 min walk south · Map · Google Maps

Nothing named in OpenStreetMap within 2.0 km: public toilet, post office.

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

More places nearby (4)
  • Pharmacy Stern-Apotheke50 m · 1 min walk east · Hinter den Gärten 2 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor or hospital Marcus Aß100 m · 2 min walk north-west · Wilhelmstraße 3 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor or hospital Johan Chow150 m · 2 min walk north-west · Rote-Asche-Weg 3 · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor or hospital Dr. Dirk Hartmann200 m · 3 min walk north-east · Lange Straße 34 · Map · Google Maps

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Neighbouring towns

Essen (Oldenburg)

The nearest large and medium-sized towns within 60 km, each with the lamp of its motorways:

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All quiet

  • Severe weather — no severe-weather warning; road-surface forecast (model, not a measurement) at the Stapelfeld station, 13 km: dry

    The next hours at Stapelfeld

    • 12:00 air 10.8 °C · road surface 12.3 °C, dry
    • 13:00 air 11 °C · road surface 12.9 °C, dry
    • 14:00 air 11 °C · road surface 12.9 °C, dry
    • 15:00 air 10.9 °C · road surface 12.0 °C, dry
    • 16:00 air 10.7 °C · road surface 11.3 °C, dry
    • 17:00 air 10.1 °C · road surface 10.5 °C, dry

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