Emsdetten
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  Emsdetten | ||
Location of Emsdetten within Steinfurt district  | ||
| Coordinates: 52°10′22″N 7°32′4″E / 52.17278°N 7.53444°ECoordinates: 52°10′22″N 7°32′4″E / 52.17278°N 7.53444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Münster | |
| District | Steinfurt | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Georg Moenikes (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 36,320 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 48282 | |
| Dialling codes | 02572 | |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE | |
| Website | www.emsdetten.de | |
Emsdetten is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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:
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2006 school shooting
Main article: Emsdetten 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.
Gallery
Villa Schaub.
August Holländer Museum.
The Catholic church in Emsdetten.
The Town Museum.
The concert hall (Emslandhalle).
The art gallery.
A museum dedicated to tools.
Emsdetten's Urban Park.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Emsdetten is twinned with:
Notable people
- Kathrin Vogler - (born 1963), politician, MdB
- Atze Schröder – (born 1965), comedian
- Valerie Niehaus – (born 1974), actress
- Christina Schulze-Föcking - (born 1976), Politician, MdL NRW
- Tim Wieskötter – (born 1979), sprint canoeistcanoeing Olympiaplayer 2004, canoe world champion 2005 (two kayak, together with Ronald Rauhe)
- Lutz Altepost – (born 1981), sprint canoeist canoe world champion 2005 (as a beater in kayak quads over 1000 & nbsp; m), silver in one kayak behind Nathan Baggaley
- Benjamin Behrla - (born 1985), judoka
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
External links
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- Official site (German)
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