Dersum

Dersum
Coat of arms
Dersum
Location of Dersum within Emsland district
Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 07°16′32″E / 52.96028°N 7.27556°E / 52.96028; 7.27556Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 07°16′32″E / 52.96028°N 7.27556°E / 52.96028; 7.27556
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Municipal assoc.	Dörpen
Government
• Mayor	Hermann Coßmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,476
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	26906
Dialling codes	04963
Vehicle registration	EL
Website	www.dersum.de

Dersum is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies between the River Ems in the east and the border with the Netherlands in the west. Haren is about 24 kilometers to the south and Papenburg about 17 kilometres to the north east.