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Emden
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	urban district
Population	51,719 source (2005)
Area	112.38 km²
Population density	460 /km²
Elevation	1 m
Coordinates	53°22′ N 07°12′ E
Postal code	26721, 26723, 26725
Area code	04921
Licence plate code	EMD
Mayor	Alwin Brinkmann (SPD)
Website	www.emden.de

Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2005, the city had a total population of 51,710. Image File history File links Emden_coat. ... Image File history File links Credit: Arne Klempert & Thomas Mack License: LGPL Source: http://www. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... This is a list of urban districts in Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... SPD redirects here. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... EMS may stand for: Organizations Eastern Mountain Sports, an outdoor retailer Edinburgh Mathematical Society Electronic Music Studios (London) Ltd, manufacturers of synthesisers European Monetary System, 1979 European Mathematical Society Environmental Middle School Engineering Music Society, Melbourne University Science and Engineering Physics and Chemistry Electromagnetic spectrum Ethyl methanesulfonate (or methanesulfonic acid... The landscape to the north of Greetsiel, in East Frisia. ...

History

The exact founding date of Emden is unknown, but it has existed at least since the 8th century. Older names for Emden are Amuthon, Embda, Emda, Embden. City rights and the city's coat of arms, the "Engelke up de Muer" was granted by Emperor Maximilian I in 1495. (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ... 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Emden was a very rich city during the 17th century, due to large numbers of Dutch immigrants. It was a center of reformed Protestantism at that time, producing the first Bible translation in Dutch. During the Napoleonic French era, Emden and the surrounding lands of East Frisia were part of the short-lived Kingdom of Holland. The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The landscape to the north of Greetsiel, in East Frisia. ... The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume dHollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. ...

Industrialization started at around 1870, with a paper mill and a somewhat bigger shipyard. At the end of the 19th century, a big canal (Dortmund-Ems-Kanal) was constructed, which connected Emden with the Ruhr area. This made Emden the "seaport of the Ruhr area" - which lasted until the 1970s. Coal from the south was transported to the North Sea port, and imported iron ore was shipped via the canal towards Rhine and Ruhr. The last iron ore freighter was moored in Emdens port in 1986. Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ...

In 1903, a big shipyard (Nordseewerke = North Sea Works) was founded which still exists. Nordseewerke GmbH is a German shipyard in Emden, now part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systeme. ...

During the First World War Emden lent its name to a famous German cruiser, originally based at Tsingtao in China, which was captained by Karl von Muller, whose honorably-conducted raids across the Indian Ocean in the first three months of the war became legendary on both sides (see below under curiosities). Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the German navy. ... (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: Qīngdǎo; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao), well-known to the West by its Postal System Pinyin transliteration Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ...

The main city was almost completely wiped out during allied bombing raids during the Second World War, destroying nearly all historic buildings. The most severe bombing took place on September 6, 1944, when roughly 80 percent of all houses in the inner city were destroyed. In the collective memory of the city, this date still plays an important role. Of note is the fact that the shipyard area was largely untouched: The British targeted the civilian areas, which is believed by the locals to have been revenge for a bombing of an English city by the Nazis. It is no coincidence that the re-opening of the reconstructed and beloved town hall took place on a 6th of September - in 1962, exactly 18 years after the bombing. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Economics

Retired light vessel Amrumbank in front of Emden town hall

The main industries in Emden are automobile production and shipbuilding. Volkswagen runs a large factory building the VW Passat car, where around 10,000 people are employed. Also, Emden is one of the three main ports for car transportation in Europe (together with Zeebrugge in Belgium and Bremerhaven in Germany). In 2005, more than 850,000 cars were imported and exported. The Nordseewerke shipyard, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp, employs around 1,400 dockers and is specialized in conventional submarines. Furthermore, it produces different kinds of cargo ships as well as ships for special purposes such as icebreakers, dredgers and the like. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (4026x2063, 2148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Emden ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (4026x2063, 2148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Emden ... VW redirects here. ... The Volkswagen Passat is a midsized car built by Volkswagen AG. It falls between the VW Golf/Jetta and VW Phaeton in the current VW production line-up. ... German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing lifts and providing other technologies and services. ...

Another important economic factor is touristics, mainly as a day trip target for the tourists in the surrounding villages on the North Sea coastline.

In 1973, a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) was opened. At present, around 3500 students are enrolled, most of them in technical degrees.

Sports

The highest playing soccer club is BSV Kickers Emden in the Third German League (Northern Division, Regionalliga Nord). The club was founded by Gustav Pluennecke & friends. The capacity of the stadium is 7,200, due to safety objections of the German Soccer Association. In 1994, some 12,000 spectators followed a match against the second team of Hamburger SV, which still is the record. In that season, Kickers Emden became the champion of the 3rd League, but failed to be promoted to the Second League since the team lost a special tournament held for this purpose. BSV Kickers Emden is a German football club, located in Emden, Germany. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ...

Since Emden is not only located close to the North Sea, but also to the river Ems and various small rivers and canals, boat sports is very popular among the inhabitants and tourists.

Satellite image of the Ems estuary showing Emden (right bank, center right)

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Famous people from Emden

• Henri Nannen
• Wolfgang Petersen
• Otto Waalkes
• Jacob Emden
• Ferydoon Zandi

The Town Hall (Rathaus)

Henri Nannen (born December 25, 1913 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany, died October 13, 1996 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) was a famous German journalist. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... Otto Waalkes live (2005) Otto Waalkes (born July 22, 1948 in Emden, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German comedian and actor. ... Jacob Emden was a Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and opponent of the Sabbatians. ... Ferydoon Zandi (Persian: ‎ ​, born April 26, 1979) is an Iranian-German football player, currently playing for TuS Koblenz in Germany. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (972x1296, 219 KB) Description: Emden (Lower Saxony, Germany), city hall Date: created 09. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (972x1296, 219 KB) Description: Emden (Lower Saxony, Germany), city hall Date: created 09. ...

Naval ships named after the city

Two German light cruisers were named after the city, one in World War I -- SMS Emden, and another built after WWI -- Emden. Nowadays, the fifth Navy ship named after the city is in service. USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (really an uprated guided missile destroyer), launched in 1992. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the German navy. ... The German light cruiser DKM Emden was the only ship of its class. ...

Curiosities

During her commerce raiding in the Indian Ocean in early WWI, SMS Emden sailed into the Bay of Bengal on India's eastern coast and fired two cannon shots at Fort St. George located on the sea front of Chennai (formerly Madras); there were no casualties. The ship then sailed down the east coast of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). A Boer wildlife official, HH Engelbrecht, was jailed after being falsely accused of having supplied meat to the cruiser [1]. SMS Emden also sank a Russian cruiser in Penang harbour in Malaya. On November 9, 1914, during a raid on the Cocos Islands to destroy a British telegraph station, Emden was trapped and destroyed by the HMAS Sydney. SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the German navy. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... An old 18 century sketch of the fort. ... Madras redirects here. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal), formerly Let Penang Lead Location in Malaysia Government Capital George Town (5. ... Map of Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The first HMAS Sydney was a Chatham class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. ...

Nowadays, the fifth Emden ship is in service. The frigate of the German Navy was built in 1980, and started its service in 1983. It was the first of those five ships named after the city which was also built there (at Nordseewerke shipyards).

To this day in some parts of south India, a particularly daring and capable person is referred to in the vernacular as "Emden". In Sri Lanka, "Emden" is the bogeyman with which mothers scare their children and is used to refer to a particularly obnoxious person. Also known as Clifford, or the ToothPicker, boogyman, or bogyman, is a legendary ghost-like monster often believed in by children. ...

The leader of Sri Lanka's United National Party, Ranil Wickremasinghe, is nicknamed "Emden" after a puppet of him bore that name in a Television series, Always Breakdown. The United National Party (UNP, Sinhalese:(pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya), Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி) is a political party in Sri Lanka. ... Ranil Shriyan Wickremasinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a popular Sri Lankan politician. ...

A deep sea spot in the Pacific Ocean close to the Philippines is named after the "second" Emden ship, and is therefore called Emdentief in German. The spot (10,400 m deep) was sounded in the 1920s (in 1920, 1923 or 1928 - sources vary).

External links

Most are in German:

• City homepage
• Kunsthalle Emden
• Johannes a Lasco Library
• Emden
• Kickers Emden
• Chess
• Cruisers EMDEN, Frigates EMDEN - 5 warships named EMDEN until today (german language only)

There is also a small municipality called Emden in the Ohrekreis in Saxony-Anhalt, see Emden, Saxony-Anhalt. The Ohrekreis is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ...