Lingen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Mayor	Heiner Pott (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	176.15 km² (68 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m  (79 ft)
Population	52.353  (01/01/2008)
- Density	0 /km² (1 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EL
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Lingen 1647

Lingen is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008 the population was 52.353 in addition about 5,000 secondary residents. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)" [1], is located on the river Ems in the southern part of the Emsland county and district respectively, which is bordering to North Rhine-Westphalia in the south and to the Netherlands in the west. Lingen was first mentioned in medieval times (975 A.D.). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1382x658, 492 KB) Copper-engraving of the view on Lingen by Matthäus Merian. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1382x658, 492 KB) Copper-engraving of the view on Lingen by Matthäus Merian. ... 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). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... // For the river in Hampshire, see River Ems. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000...

More recently Lingen is known for its offshore- and nuclear industry (nuclear power plants), but also for its beautiful nature alongside the river Ems. The University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck has set up a branch campus, located right in the centre of Lingen, with the three Institutes for Management and Engineering, Communications Management and Teaching of Theatre. In 2000 the institutes in Lingen merged into the Faculty of Society and Technology. 2010 there will be about 2000 students attending. This article is about applications of nuclear fission reactors as power sources. ... A nuclear power station. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Twin cities

Lingen has five twin cities:

• - Burton upon Trent (East Staffordshire), England, UK
• - Bielawa (Langenbielau), Poland
• - Marienberg, Saxony
• - Salt, Spain
• - Elbeuf sur Seine, France

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Famous Lingeners

• Eberhard von Danckelmann (1643-1722), statesman of Brandenburg-Prussia
• Hermann Wilhelm Berning (1877-1955), Bishop of Osnabrück
• Theo Lingen (1903-1978), actor and director
• Bernd Rosemeyer (1909-1938), race car driver
• Annette Koop (born 1958), athlete
• Ingo Schultz (born 1975), sprinter
• Stefan Wessels (born 1979), footballer
• Michael Rensing (born 1984), footballer
• Annette Focks composer

Bernd Rosemeyer (born October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany – died January 28, 1938 on the Frankfurt/Darmstadt Autobahn) was a German racing driver. ... Stefan Wessels (born February 28, 1979 in Rahden) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, currently for 1. ... Michael Rensing (born May 14, 1984 in Lingen, Niedersachsen, Germany) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. ...

External links

• Official website (German)
• students website (German)

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