Lingen, Germany
Lingen, officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008, its population was 52,353, and in addition there were about 5,000 people who registered the city as their secondary residence. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)"[3] is located on the river Ems in the southern part of the Emsland District, which borders North Rhine-Westphalia in the south and the Netherlands in the west.
Lingen (Ems) | |
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 Reformed church mirrored in the Kornblume windows | |
_COA.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lingen (Ems) within Emsland district _in_EL.svg.png.webp) | |
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| Coordinates: 52°31′23″N 7°19′23″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2018–23) | Dieter Krone[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176.15 km2 (68.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 55,232 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | lingen.de |
History
Lingen was first mentioned in the Middle Ages (975 AD).
Economy and education
Lingen is known for its offshore- and nuclear industry (Emsland Nuclear Power Plant). The University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck has set up a branch campus, located 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. In 2010 there are expected to be about 2,000 students attending.
Climate
On 25 July 2019, Lingen set the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded within Germany with a daytime high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) during a heat wave affecting much of Europe.
Twin towns – sister cities
Bielawa, Poland
Burton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom
Elbeuf, France
Marienberg, Germany
Salt, Spain
Transport
Notable people
- Eberhard von Danckelmann (1643–1722), Prime Minister of Brandenburg-Prussia from 1692 to 1697
- Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (c.1691–c.1747), German-American Dutch-Reformed minister and theologian
- Konrad Beckhaus (1821–1890), Protestant clergyman and botanist
- Joseph Rosemeyer (1872–1919), track cyclist, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Hermann Wilhelm Berning (1877–1955), Bishop of Osnabrück in 1914–1955
- Herms Niel (1888–1954), composer of military songs and marches, lived and died there
- Bernd Rosemeyer (1909–1938), racing car driver
- Harry Kramer (1925–1997), sculptor, choreographer, dancer and professor of art
- Beatrix Borchard (born 1950), musicologist and author
- Peter van Roye (born 1950), rower
- Wilfried Telkämper (born 1953), MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament 1989–1992
- Reinhold Hilbers (born 1964), politician (CDU)
- Jens Gieseke (born 1971), politician (CDU), Member of the European Parliament
- Christian Drosten (born 1972), virologist
- Ingo Schultz (born 1975), 400 metres runner
- Michael Rensing (born 1984), footballer
References
- "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), - "Die Partnerstädte der Stadt Lingen (Ems)". lingen.de (in German). Lingen (Ems). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
External links
- Official website
(in German) - students website (in German)
