Emlichheim
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Location of Emlichheim within Grafschaft Bentheim district
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| Coordinates: 52°37′N 6°50′E / 52.617°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 52°37′N 6°50′E / 52.617°N 6.833°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim | |
| Municipal assoc. | Emlichheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Heinrich Strenge (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.52 km2 (18.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 7,393 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 49824 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 43 | |
| Vehicle registration | NOH | |
| Website | www.emlichheim.de | |
Emlichheim (Low German: Emmelkamp) is a municipality in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany, roughly 20 km south of Emmen, and 25 km northwest of Nordhorn.
Emlichheim lies right on the German-Dutch border. The community is bordered on the south by the river Vechte and on the north by the Coevorden-Picardy Canal. It is the administrative seat of the Samtgemeinde Emlichheim, whose members also include Hoogstede, Laar and Ringe. Over the last few years the village has experienced massive growth due to the inflow of Dutch nationals.
Emlichheim has existed at least since Charlemagne’s time. In a document from 1312, the community crops up under the name Emminchem.
In old Dutch documents (16th to 19th century), and even today in the Low Saxon dialects, Emlichheim is called Emmelkamp.
Council’s current composition (19 seats in total):
(State: municipal election by 11. September 2011)
The firm Emsland-Stärke, with its location in Emlichheim, is one of Europe’s starch producers. Over a million metric tons of potatoes delivered from within a region with a radius of some 150 km are processed here every year, thereby making Emsland-Stärke the community’s largest employer.
Some 8 km west of Emlichheim lies the border-straddling industrial park within the communities of Laar in Germany and Coevorden in the Netherlands called EUROPARK. Here, a hotly disputed rubbish burning site, the Müllverbrennungsanlage Emlichheim, is supposed to be built by a private Dutch investor.
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