Emsdetten
Emsdetten (De-Emsdetten.ogg; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Key facts
• Name — Emsdetten • Type — Stadt • State — Nordrhein-Westfalen • Region — Münster • District — Steinfurt • Elevation — 45 • Area — 72.06 • Postal Code — 48282 • Area Code — 02572 • Licence — ST, BF, TE • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 5 66 008 • Website — www.emsdetten.de • Mayor — Oliver Kellner • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — Greens
Geography
Geography
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 km south-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Münster.
Neighbouring places
Neighbouring places
• Rheine • Hörstel • Saerbeck • Greven • Nordwalde • Steinfurt • Neuenkirchen
Division of the town
Division of the town
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts: • Emsdetten • Ahlintel • Austum • Hembergen • Hollingen • Isendorf • Sinningen • Westum
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Emsdetten is twinned with: • Chojnice, Poland • Hengelo, Netherlands
Notable people
Notable people
• Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the National Hockey League • Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB • Atze Schröder (born 1965), comedian • Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician • Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), actress • Christina Schulze Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW • Tim Wieskötter (born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner • Lutz Altepost (born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion • Benjamin Behrla (born 1985), judoka • Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the Emsdetten school shooting
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Villa Schaub • Illustration — August Holländer Museum • Illustration — The Town Museum • Illustration — The concert hall (Emslandhalle) • Illustration — The art gallery • Illustration — A museum dedicated to tools • Illustration — Emsdetten's Urban Park
2006 school shooting
On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off smoke grenades. He injured 22 people before killing himself by a shot into the mouth. Even though there were no other fatalities, the shooting was considered the deadliest school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre; this position is now held by the Winnenden school shooting.
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