Lingen
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| Lingen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| 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 | 297 /km² (770 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EL |
| Website | lingen.de |
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.).
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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- students website (German)
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