Papenburg

Papenburg
Town hall
Papenburg
Location of the town of Papenburg within Emsland district
Coordinates	53°04′N 7°24′E / 53.06667°N 7.4°E / 53.06667; 7.4Coordinates: 53°04′N 7°24′E / 53.06667°N 7.4°E / 53.06667; 7.4
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Town subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Mayor	Jan Peter Bechtluft (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	118.36 km2 (45.70 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m  (20 ft)
Population	35,032 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	296 /km2 (767 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EL
Postal code	26871
Area codes	04961, 04962, 04965
Website	www.papenburg.de

Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.

Geography

Districts

Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum, Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.

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", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.

On 2 December 1630, the district administrator Dietrich von Velen purchased the manor for 1500 Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.

On 4 April 1631, Bishop Ferdinand von Münster leansed 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, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated to Anthony the Great, making him its patron saint.

Gallery

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  Papenburg, ship: die Frederick von Papenburg

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  Papenburg, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Antonius

Population statistics

(always according to 31 December)

• 1998 - 33,671
• 1999 - 33,731
• 2000 - 34,096
• 2001 - 34,266
• 2002 - 34,403
• 2003 - 34,245
• 2004 - 34,440
• 2005 - 34.905
• 2006 - 34.797
• 2007 - 35.431

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Papenburg

• Official website of Papenburg (in German)
• Short introduction to Papenburg (in English)

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