Emsdetten

Emsdetten is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Emsdetten
Catholic church
Coat of arms
Location of Emsdetten within Steinfurt district
Emsdetten
Emsdetten
Coordinates: 52°10′22″N 7°32′4″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • MayorGeorg Moenikes (CDU)
Area
 • Total72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total36,012
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
48282
Dialling codes02572
Vehicle registrationST, BF, TE
Websitewww.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
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.

  • Villa Schaub.
  • August Holländer Museum.
  • The Town Museum.
  • The concert hall (Emslandhalle).
  • The art gallery.
  • A museum dedicated to tools.
  • Emsdetten's Urban Park.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns – sister cities

Emsdetten is twinned with:[2]

Notable people
  • Walt Tkaczuk - (born 1947), First German born player in the National Hockey League
  • 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 m), silver in one kayak behind Nathan Baggaley
  • Benjamin Behrla - (born 1985), judoka
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References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Partnerstädte". emsdetten.de (in German). Emsdetten. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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