Papenburg
Sign in to savePapenburg (; East Frisian Low Saxon: Papenbörg) is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.
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Place details
- Locality
- Papenburg
- Region
- Niedersachsen
- Country
- Deutschland
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_flag
- DEU Papenburg Flag.svg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Papenburg COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Papenburg Rathaus 2.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- City hall in 2004
- German location.image_plan
- Papenburg in EL.svg
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Emsland
- German location.elevation
- 6
- German location.postal_code
- 26871
- German location.area_code
- 04961, 04962, 04965
- German location.licence
- EL
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1631
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Emsland
- Population
- +38841
- Area
- +118.44
- Elevation
- +6
- Body of water
- Dortmund–Ems Canal
- Shares border with
- Westoverledingen
- Official website
- www.papenburg.de
- Image
- Papenburg Rathaus 2.jpg
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- Geography
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- History
- Population
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
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Papenburg (; East Frisian Low Saxon: Papenbörg) is a city in the district of Emsland, 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==