Emsdetten
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emsdetten (German pronunciation: [ɛmsˈdɛtn̩] ⓘ; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Emsdetten | |
|---|---|
Catholic church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Emsdetten
within Steinfurt district | |
 Interactive map of Emsdetten | |
  Emsdetten Location within Germany  Emsdetten Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′22″N 7°32′4″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Oliver Kellner[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 35,925 |
| • Density | 498.5/km2 (1,291/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48282 |
| Dialling codes | 02572 |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE |
| Website | www.emsdetten.de |
Geography
Population
Historical population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 school shooting
On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off smoke grenades. He injured 22 people before killing himself by a shot into the mouth. Even though there were no other fatalities, the shooting was considered the deadliest school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre; this position is now held by the Winnenden school shooting.
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
- Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the National Hockey League
- Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB
- Atze Schröder (born 1965), comedian
- Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician
- Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), actress
- Christina Schulze Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW
- Tim Wieskötter (born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner
- Lutz Altepost (born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion
- Benjamin Behrla (born 1985), judoka
- Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the Emsdetten school shooting
Gallery
Villa Schaub
August Holländer Museum
The Town Museum
The concert hall (Emslandhalle)
The art gallery
A museum dedicated to tools
Emsdetten's Urban Park
