| Papenburg | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Town subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Jan Peter Bechtluft (CDU) |
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| Area | 118. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Landkreis Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. A quarter is a section of an urban settlement Its borders can be administratively chosen (then denoted as Borough) and it may have its own administrative structure Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 36 km² (45. 7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | 34,890 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 295 /km² (763 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EL (alt: ASD) |
| Postal code | 26871 |
| Area codes | 04961, 04962, 04965 |
| Website | www.papenburg.de |
| Location of the town of Papenburg within Emsland district | |
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Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Landkreis Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Ems (Ems Eems is a River in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners. The Meyer Werft is one of the remaining large German Shipyards headquartered in Papenburg. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience
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Geography
Districts
Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum, Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel. Tunxdorf is a little village belonging to Papenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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", confesses to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiable documentary mention of Papenburg.
On 2nd December 1630, the district administrator Dietrich von Velen purchases the manor for 1500 Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region. The Reichsthaler was a standard Thaler of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1566 by the Leipzig convention
On 4th April 1631, Bishop Ferdinand von Münster leans 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, endow the oldest church in Papenburg on 7th December 1680. It is dedicated to Anthony the Great, making him its patron saint. Saint Anthony the Great (c 251–356 also known as Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members
Population statistics
(always according to 31st of December)
External links
- Official website of Papenburg (in German)
- Short introduction to Papenburg (in English)
- Newspaper of Papenburg (in German)
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