Emsdetten
Emsdetten (German pronunciation: [ɛmsˈdɛtn̩] ⓘ; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Catholic church | |
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Location of Emsdetten within Steinfurt district | |
| 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,354 |
| • 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 |
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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
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.
- 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
- Villa Schaub
- August Holländer Museum
- The Town Museum
- The concert hall (Emslandhalle)
- The art gallery
- A museum dedicated to tools
- Emsdetten's Urban Park
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- "Partnerstädte". emsdetten.de (in German). Emsdetten. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
