For a long time the region of the Emsland was extremely sparsely populated, due to the fens on both sides of the river. Small villages were established in medieval times along the river and on the Hümmling. In the 13th century the bishops of Münster gained control over the region; the Emsland remained property of the bishop until 1803, when the clerical states were dissolved. It came under rule of Prussia and Arenberg, but after the Napoleonic Wars the Congress of Vienna decided to hand the territory over to the Kingdom of Hanover. The Duchy of Arenberg continued to exist as a fief of the Hanoverian kings. When Hanover was annexed by Prussia (1866), the dukes were deposed soon after (1875).
The now Prussian Province of Hanover was subdivided into districts in 1885; four districts were established on the territory of what is now the Landkreis Emsland. The districts were merged in 1977 to form the present district.
Memorial at the site of the entrance to the former Börgermoor concentration camp
Under Nazi rule, labour camps known as the Emslandlager[2] ("Emsland camps") held thousands of political opponents of the Nazi Party, located outside Börgermoor, now part of the commune Surwold, not far from Papenburg. A memorial of these camps, the Dokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager, is located at Papenburg. The well known resistance song "Peat Bog Soldiers" was composed by political prisoners at one of these camps.
In 1950 a governmental plan for the development of Emsland was adopted. Its aim was to turn the region into an industrial location. This was accomplished by draining the fens and establishing projects like the test track of the maglev "Transrapid" and several large shipyards such as the Meyer-Werft in Papenburg. Although the Landkreis Emsland lost much of its original character, some areas retain their natural character, for example the Hümmling.
Transrapid test track
1977 district reforms in Lower Saxony unite the former districts of Lingen, Meppen and Aschendorf-Hümmling in the district of Emsland, with Meppen as administrative seat. The Emsland remains a very Roman Catholic region compared to other parts of Lower Saxony.
Geographyedit
The district is located on the Dutch border. It is named after the Ems river, which crosses the region from south to north. It is an absolutely plain countryside, which was once full of fens. The only elevations are in the Hümmling, which is a hilly forest area east of the Ems.
Although the Emsland region is nowadays primarily a county among many others in Lower Saxony, its locals have what could be called a distinct sense of regional pride which will unlikely be found elsewhere in this state.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^"Esterwegen Labor Camp". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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This article is about the German Landkreis For the Emsland valley region see Emsland region Landkreis Emsland German ˈɛmsˌlant is a district in Lower Saxony Germany named after the river Ems It is bounded by from the north and clockwise the districts of Leer Cloppenburg and Osnabruck the state of North Rhine Westphalia district of Steinfurt the district of Bentheim in Lower Saxony and the Netherlands provinces of Drenthe and Groningen EmslandDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalMeppenArea Total2 881 km2 1 112 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total331 397 Density120 km2 300 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationELWebsitehttp www emsland de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Cities and municipalities 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editFor a long time the region of the Emsland was extremely sparsely populated due to the fens on both sides of the river Small villages were established in medieval times along the river and on the Hummling In the 13th century the bishops of Munster gained control over the region the Emsland remained property of the bishop until 1803 when the clerical states were dissolved It came under rule of Prussia and Arenberg but after the Napoleonic Wars the Congress of Vienna decided to hand the territory over to the Kingdom of Hanover The Duchy of Arenberg continued to exist as a fief of the Hanoverian kings When Hanover was annexed by Prussia 1866 the dukes were deposed soon after 1875 The now Prussian Province of Hanover was subdivided into districts in 1885 four districts were established on the territory of what is now the Landkreis Emsland The districts were merged in 1977 to form the present district nbsp Memorial at the site of the entrance to the former Borgermoor concentration campUnder Nazi rule labour camps known as the Emslandlager 2 Emsland camps held thousands of political opponents of the Nazi Party located outside Borgermoor now part of the commune Surwold not far from Papenburg A memorial of these camps the Dokumentations und Informationszentrum DIZ Emslandlager is located at Papenburg The well known resistance song Peat Bog Soldiers was composed by political prisoners at one of these camps In 1950 a governmental plan for the development of Emsland was adopted Its aim was to turn the region into an industrial location This was accomplished by draining the fens and establishing projects like the test track of the maglev Transrapid and several large shipyards such as the Meyer Werft in Papenburg Although the Landkreis Emsland lost much of its original character some areas retain their natural character for example the Hummling nbsp Transrapid test track1977 district reforms in Lower Saxony unite the former districts of Lingen Meppen and Aschendorf Hummling in the district of Emsland with Meppen as administrative seat The Emsland remains a very Roman Catholic region compared to other parts of Lower Saxony Geography editThe district is located on the Dutch border It is named after the Ems river which crosses the region from south to north It is an absolutely plain countryside which was once full of fens The only elevations are in the Hummling which is a hilly forest area east of the Ems Although the Emsland region is nowadays primarily a county among many others in Lower Saxony its locals have what could be called a distinct sense of regional pride which will unlikely be found elsewhere in this state Coat of arms editThe coat of arms displays a megalithic grave typical for the Hummling area the roses from the arms of the Duchy of Arenberg the anchor from the arms of the County of LingenThe wavy line symbolises the river Ems Cities and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Population 2005 Free municipalities and towns Emsburen 9 749 Geeste 11 279 Haren town 22 754 Haselunne town 12 549 Lingen town 51 318 Meppen town 34 196 Papenburg town 34 519 Rhede 4 228 Salzbergen 7 436 Twist 9 640 Samtgemeinden Dorpen 15 446 Freren 10 834 Herzlake 9 821 Lathen 10 815 Lengerich 9 083 Nordhummling 12 149 Sogel 15 484 Spelle 12 653 Werlte 15 660 Dorpen Dersum Dorpen1 Heede Kluse Lehe Neuborger Neulehe Walchum WippingenFreren Andervenne Beesten Freren1 2 Messingen ThuineHerzlake Dohren Herzlake1 Lahden Lathen Fresenburg Lathen1 Niederlangen Oberlangen Renkenberge SustrumLengerich Bawinkel Gersten Handrup Langen Lengerich1 WettrupNordhummling Bockhorst Breddenberg Esterwegen1 Hilkenbrook Surwold Sogel Borger Gross Berssen Huven Klein Berssen Sogel1 Spahnharrenstatte Stavern WerpelohSpelle Lunne Schapen Spelle1Werlte Lahn Lorup Rastdorf Vrees Werlte1 21seat of the Samtgemeinde 2townSee also editExhibition Centre for the Archaeology of the Emsland MeppenReferences edit LSN Online Regionaldatenbank Tabelle A100001G Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes Stand 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesamt fur Statistik Niedersachsen Esterwegen Labor Camp Jewishvirtuallibrary org Retrieved 17 October 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Emsland Official website German Emslandmarkt Businessguide German tourist website German English Dutch 52 40 N 7 15 E 52 67 N 7 25 E 52 67 7 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emsland amp oldid 1114998023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
