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Emsdetten (German pronunciation: [ɛmsˈdɛtn̩] (
listen); Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Coordinates: 52°10′22″N 7°32′4″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Oliver Kellner[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,068 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48282 |
| Dialling codes | 02572 |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE |
| Website | www.emsdetten.de |
Geography
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 kilometres (8 miles) south-east of Rheine and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Münster.
Neighbouring places
Division of the town
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
- Emsdetten
- Ahlintel
- Austum
- Hembergen
- Hollingen
- Isendorf
- Sinningen
- Westum
2006 school shooting
On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off smoke grenades. He injured 22 people before killing himself by a shot into the mouth. Even though there were no other fatalities, the shooting was considered the deadliest school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre; this position is now held by the Winnenden school shooting.
Twin towns – sister cities
Emsdetten is twinned with:[3]
Notable people
- Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the National Hockey League
- Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB
- Atze Schröder (born 1965), comedian
- Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician
- Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), actress
- Christina Schulze-Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW
- Tim Wieskötter (born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner
- Lutz Altepost (born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion
- Benjamin Behrla (born 1985), judoka
- Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the Emsdetten Emsdetten school shooting
Gallery
Villa Schaub
August Holländer Museum
The Town Museum
The concert hall (Emslandhalle)
The art gallery
A museum dedicated to tools
Emsdetten's Urban Park
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Partnerstädte". emsdetten.de (in German). Emsdetten. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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На других языках
[de] Emsdetten
Die Stadt Emsdetten anhören?/i (plattdeutsch Detten) liegt in Westfalen an der Ems und am Emsdettener Mühlenbach im nördlichen Teil des Münsterlandes.- [en] Emsdetten
[es] Emsdetten
Emsdetten es un pueblo en el distrito de Steinfurt, en Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania.[ru] Эмсдеттен
Эмсдеттен (нем. Emsdetten) — город в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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