Papenburg
Papenburg | |
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![]() City hall in 2004 | |
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show Location of Papenburg within Emsland district | |
![]() ![]() Papenburg | |
Coordinates: 53°04′N 07°24′E / 53.067°N 7.400°ECoordinates: 53°04′N 07°24′E / 53.067°N 7.400°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Emsland |
Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jan Peter Bechtluft (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 118.36 km2 (45.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 37,551 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26871 |
Dialling codes | 04961, 04962, 04965 |
Vehicle registration | EL |
Website | www.papenburg.de |
Papenburg (/ˈpæpənbɜːrɡ/, German: [ˈpaːpn̩bʊɐ̯k]) is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.
Geography[]
Districts[]
Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum, Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.
History[]
In the Chronicle of the Frisians, written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time. In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.
On 2 December 1630, the district administrator Dietrich von Velen purchased the manor for 1500 Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.
On 4 April 1631, Bishop Ferdinand von Münster leased the then castle and manor Papenburg to Dietrich von Velen. This is considered to be the foundation of the city of Papenburg.
Matthias von Velen and his wife Margartha Anna, born von Galen, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated to Anthony the Great, making him its patron saint.
From 1933 to 1945 a series of 15 moorland labor, punitive and POWs-camps were active in the districts of Emsland and Bentheim. The central administration was set in Papenburg where now a memorial of these camps, the Dokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager, is located.[2]
Population[]
(always according to 31 December)
- 1998 - 33,671
- 1999 - 33,731
- 2000 - 34,096
- 2001 - 34,266
- 2002 - 34,403
- 2003 - 34,245
- 2004 - 34,440
- 2005 - 34,905
- 2006 - 34,797
- 2007 - 35,431
- 2012 - 37,532
Twin towns – sister cities[]
, Russia
Rochefort, France
Gallery[]
Papenburg Hauptkanal
Bridge on Hauptkanal
Boat on Hauptkanal
Waterlock
Ship Die Friederike von Papenburg
Church of Saint Antonius
Meyers-Mühle
References[]
- ^ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.
- ^ "Official site of the DIZ Emslandlager in Papenburg". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". stadt.papenburg.de (in German). Papenburg. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
External links[]
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- Official website
(in German)
- Short introduction to Papenburg (in English)
- Towns in Lower Saxony
- Papenburg
- Populated places established in 1631
- Emsland
- 1631 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire