Dorpen municipality in Lower Saxony's Emsland district is an ideal overnight stop for travellers en route to the Netherlands, just across the border to the west. The River Ems runs to the west of the community while a railway station with connections to Hanover lies to the municipality's east. A handful of dining and shopping opportunities exist here as well as Dorpen hotels. There aren't the rows of timber-framed houses and castles you may find in other Lower Saxony tourist hot spots, but there is a centuries-old church among other reminders of this northwestern German town's lengthy history. Locals enjoy playing football and tennis at local sports facilities while jogging, skating and dog walking are also popular here. Dining out presents overnight guests with the chance to sample the region's hearty and flavoursome cuisine. Expect more types of sausage than you'll be able to remember as well as tasty soups like hochzeitssuppe, a meat broth, and regionally brewed beers.

other spellings: dorpan otel, dorben hote de, dorpem hotle, dorpenhotels, dropen hotell de