Papenburg | |
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 City hall in 2004 | |
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Location of Papenburg within Emsland district  | |
  Papenburg  Papenburg | |
| Coordinates:53°04′N07°24′E / 53.067°N 7.400°E /53.067; 7.400 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Emsland |
| Subdivisions | 6 Subdivisions |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–26) | Vanessa Gattung[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.44 km2 (45.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 38,556 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26871 |
| Dialling codes | 04961, 04962, 04965 |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.papenburg.de |
Papenburg (German pronunciation:[ˈpaːpm̩bʊʁk]ⓘ;East Frisian Low Saxon:Papenbörg) is a city in the district ofEmsland,Lower Saxony,Germany, situated at the riverEms. It is known for its large shipyard, theMeyer-Werft, which specializes in buildingcruise liners.
Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum,Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.
In theChronicle of the Frisians, written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time.In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.
On 2 December 1630, the district administratorDietrich von Velen purchased the manor for 1500Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.
On 4 April 1631, BishopFerdinand von Münster leased the then castle and manor Papenburg to Dietrich von Velen. This is considered to be the foundation of the city of Papenburg.
Matthias von Velen and his wife Margartha Anna, born von Galen, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated toAnthony of Padua, making him itspatron saint.
From 1933 to 1945 a series of 15moorlandlabor, punitive and POWs-camps were active in the districts ofEmsland andBentheim. The central administration was set in Papenburg where now a memorial of these camps, theDokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager, is located.[3]
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