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Emden, Germany

Emden
Flug Emden 2010 191.JPG
Coat of arms of Emden
Coat of arms
Emden   is located in Germany
Emden
Emden
Coordinates: 53°22′1″N 07°12′22″E / 53.36694°N 7.20611°E / 53.36694; 7.20611Coordinates: 53°22′1″N 07°12′22″E / 53.36694°N 7.20611°E / 53.36694; 7.20611
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Urban district
Government
 • Lord Mayor Bernd Bornemann (SPD)
Area
 • Total 112.33 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 50,694
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 26721, 26723, 26725
Dialling codes 04921, 04927 (Knock)
Vehicle registration EMD
Website www.emden.de

Emden is a town and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main town of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528.

County of East Frisia 1464–1744  Kingdom of Prussia 1744–1806
Netherlands Kingdom of Holland 1806–1810
 First French Empire 1810–1813
 Kingdom of Prussia 1813–1815
 Kingdom of Hanover 1815–1866
 Kingdom of Prussia 1866–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
 West Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present


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