Emden
Emden | |
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Urban district | |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2019–24) | Tim Kruithoff[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 112.33 km2 (43.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 50,535 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 26721, 26723, 26725 |
Dialling codes | 04921, 04927 (Knock) |
Vehicle registration | EMD |
Website | www.emden.de |
Emden (German pronunciation:
History
County of East Frisia 1464–1744
Kingdom of Prussia 1744–1806
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
The exact founding date of Emden is unknown, but it has existed at least since the 8th century. Older names for Emden are Setutanda,[3] Amuthon, Embda, Emda, Embden and Embderland. Town privilege and the town's coat of arms, the Engelke up de Muer (The Little Angel on the Wall) was granted by Emperor Maximilian I in 1495.
In the 16th century, Emden briefly became an important centre for the
At the end of the 16th century, Emden experienced a period of great prosperity. Due to the Spanish blockade of Flemish and Brabant ports at the start of the
The
In 1744, Emden was annexed by
In 1903, a large shipyard (
Climate
Climate data for Emden (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.9 (2.75) |
51.8 (2.04) |
50.6 (1.99) |
42.2 (1.66) |
53.6 (2.11) |
71.9 (2.83) |
86.0 (3.39) |
83.0 (3.27) |
77.7 (3.06) |
75.0 (2.95) |
66.7 (2.63) |
75.3 (2.96) |
808.8 (31.84) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 20.6 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 205.4 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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89.4 | 86.5 | 82.4 | 77.8 | 76.6 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 79.6 | 82.9 | 85.9 | 89.7 | 90.3 | 83.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.9 | 70.7 | 122.3 | 185.4 | 214.1 | 202.8 | 202.4 | 186.4 | 145.9 | 103.3 | 52.7 | 42.2 | 1,582 |
Source: NOAA[7]
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Economy
The main industries in Emden are automobile production and shipbuilding.
Another important economic sector is tourism, mainly as a day trip destination for tourists staying in the surrounding villages on the North Sea coastline.
A university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) was opened in 1973. At present, around 4,240 students are enrolled, most of them studying for technical degrees.
The airline
Sports
The highest playing[
Since Emden is not only located close to the North Sea, but also to the river Ems and various small rivers and canals, boat sports are very popular among inhabitants and tourists.
Notable people
- Johann van Lingen, (DE Wiki) (1425–1481), Mayor of Emden, 1463–1470
- celestial cartographerin Portuguese and Dutch service
- Calvinistpolitical theorist, elected a local municipal trustee in 1603
- Jacob Dircksz de Graeff (1571–1638), member of the De Graeff family; Amsterdam burgomaster in the Dutch Golden Age.
- Johann Heinrich Alting (1583–1644), reformed theologian.[10]
- Martin Hermann Faber (1586–1648), painter, architect, and cartographer
- Simon Bosboom (1614–1662), a Dutch Golden Age architect and writer.
- Abraham and Bernard van Linge (fl.1625–1641) & (1598–ca1644); stained glass window painters, worked in Oxford
- Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), major Dutch painter.[11]
- Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (1667–1743), mistress to King George I of Great Britain.[12]
- Jacob Emden (1697–1776), also known as Ya'avetz; talmudist; and rabbi of Emden from 1728
- Eduard Norden (1868–1941), philologist and religious historian
- Claude France (1893–1928), actor
- Hans Boelsen (1894–1960), general lieutenant in the Second World War
- Henri Nannen (1913–1996), publisher and publicist, founder of Stern magazine
- Hans-Joachim Hespos (1938–2022), composer of avant-garde music.
- Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940–2014), film director, screenwriter and producer.
- Karl Dall (1941–2020), presenter, singer and comedian
- Wolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), film director and producer
- Alwin Brinkmann, (DE Wiki) (born 1946), Mayor of Emden from 1986 to 2011
- comic artist, singer and actor
- Eva Herman (born 1958), book author and former television presenter
- Jan van Koningsveld (born 1969), mental calculator
- Heidi Hartmann, (DE Wiki) (born 1971), boxing champion
- Stefan Lampadius (born 1976), actor and filmmaker
- Ferydoon Zandi (born 1979), Iranian footballer, played 318 games and 29 for Iran
Ships and places named after the city
Three German light cruisers were named after the city, two of which served in World War I and the third in World War II. Today, the fifth navy ship named after the city is in service.
- Kaiserliche Marine, Bay of Bengal, Battle of Cocos
- Emden (1911), schooner, renamed Duhnen, then Brigantine Yankee; made four circumnavigations
- SMS Emden (1916), a light cruiser in the Kaiserliche Marine
- Emden (1925), a light cruiser in the Kriegsmarine, used in the invasion of Norway and Denmark
- Bremen-class frigate of the German Navy
A deep sea spot in the Pacific Ocean close to the Philippines is named after the first Emden ship, and is therefore called Emdentief in German. The spot (10,400 m or 34,100 ft deep) was sounded in the 1920s (in 1920, 1923 or 1928—sources vary).
The word "Yamandan" and "Emden" entered the lexicons of Malayalam and Tamil respectively after the bombing of Madras Harbour in 1914 by SMS Emden. The word in the local language means a humongous or huge and sometimes "a person who dares and works with precision".[13]
In addition, the village of Emden, Illinois in the United States was named after Jacob Emden[14] due to the large number of emigrants from Emden to the village in northwestern Logan County, Illinois. Other places in the U.S. named after the city include Emden, Missouri; Embden, Maine; and Embden, North Dakota.[15]
Twin towns – sister cities
- Arkhangelsk, Russia
- Haugesund, Norway
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Old Germanic Toponymie | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9780865971158.
- ISBN 1931112185.
- ^ "You have no chance – Airminded". Airminded. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
Why are we doing so? It is not revenge, though we do not forget Warsaw, Belgrade, Rotterdam, London, Plymouth and Coventry. We are bombing Germany, city by city, and ever more terribly, in order to make it impossible for you to go on with the war. That is our object. We shall pursue it remorselessly. City by city: Lübeck, Rostock, Cologne, Emden, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Duisburg, Hamburg -- and the list will grow longer and longer.
- ^ "Emden Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Emden Autoport. Retrieved 21 September 2021 (german).
- ^ "Imprint". (Archive) Ostfriesische Lufttransport. Retrieved on 4 August 2011. "Gorch-Fock-Str. 103 26721 Emden Germany".
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 764. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 135. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 727, see second para = "In 1719 Ehrengarde Melusina (1667–1743), mistress of.......". .
- ^ "108 years of Emden – the only World War I attack on India".
- ^ Emdenil.com Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- OCLC 18941733. Archived from the originalon 10 September 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Emder Städtepartnerschaften". emden.de (in German). Emden. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Kunsthalle Emden (in German)
- Johannes a Lasco Library (in German)
- Kickers Emden (in German)
- Chess (in German)
- Current weather data and forecast for Emden (in German)
- Cruisers EMDEN, Frigates EMDEN – 5 warships named EMDEN until today (in German)
- "Google map gives German harbour to Netherlands". BBC. 23 February 2011.—BBC article about an error in Google maps
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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- Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. .