Emmen, Netherlands
Emmen | |
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Postcode | Parts of 7700 and 7800 range |
Area code | 0524, 0591 |
Website | gemeente.emmen.nl |
Emmen (Dutch pronunciation: .
History
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The expansion of the town did not happen until after the
There are few historic landmarks left within the town, but those few include the church on the market square, where a church has been standing since the Middle Ages, the court of law building, dating from the beginning of the twentieth century, and the post office from the same time. In the town's environs, an earthwork by Robert Smithson, "Broken Circle/Spiral Hill", may be found.
In 1957 it hosted the 1st Women's Chess Olympiad.
The prime economic booster since the 1980s has been the zoo, the Dierenpark Emmen. Begun in the 1930s, it was almost completely redesigned in the 1970s and is now co-owned by the municipality of Emmen. It attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year. It was replaced by Wildlands in 2016, when the old zoo closed. Important industries include Teijin Aramid, DSM Engineering Plastics, Wellman and Diolen Industrial Fibers (currently Senbis Polymer Innovations). There are extensive glasshouse complexes for horticulture, especially in the Klazienaveen-Erica area. The municipality offers some 38,000 jobs.
Emmen is the most populous urban area of Drenthe. The municipality of Emmen is one of the largest in the
Geography
The population centres:
Demography
The municipality of Emmen has some 107,000 inhabitants, with 56,000 living in the city of Emmen. Compared to some 3,000 inhabitants in the nineteenth century, this illustrates Emmen's rapid growth in the past 150 years.
Sports
The town's football club FC Emmen plays their home games in De Oude Meerdijk.
Every year a big cycle racing criterium called Gouden Pijl, where all the big names in bicycle sport come to Emmen for this event. Besides the bicycle race itself, the Gouden Pijl also includes cultural events like pop-concerts, etc. In 2008, the comeback concert of The Schizo's, the infamous local punk-band from the 1980s, was organized during the Gouden Pijl.
Speedway Emmen hosts regular Stock Car and Banger Racing.
Attractions
Attractions in Emmen are
Transportation
Emmen is served by one train connection with Zwolle, which in turn leads to the rest of the country.
In addition, there are regular and frequent bus lines within Emmen and towards Groningen, Hoogeveen and Assen, as well as the surrounding countryside, and Meppen in Germany, departing from Emmen's two bus terminals.
By car, the town is accessible via the N34 from Ommen via Hardenberg and Coevorden towards Emmen, ending at the A28 motorway (Netherlands) towards Groningen near de Punt, the N381 to Drachten, the N391 to Veendam which goes through Emmen (with access to almost every district) and the A37 from Hoogeveen to Meppen in Germany, although this motorway is not directly next to Emmen. From the A37 to Emmen, there are three possibilities: at Junction Holsloot (A37 x N34), at Highway-exit Schoonebeek (A37 x N853), and Highway-exit Klazienaveen (A37 x N862). The A37 is also the quickest way towards the Randstad from Emmen. The A37 ends at the German border, where it continues as the B402 or European route E233.
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde at a distance of 50 kilometers.
Furthermore, there are inland shipping connections via
.Notable people
- Jaap Doek (born 1942), jurist specializing in family and juvenile law; chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 2001 to 2007
- Hanja Maij-Weggen (born 1943), retired politician
- homogenous catalysis
- Jans Aasman (born 1958), psychologist and Cognitive Science expert
- Maruschka Detmers (born 1962), actress[7]
- Frank Westerman (born 1964), writer and former journalist
- Anne Vanschothorst (born 1974), harpist and composer
Sport
- Dries van der Lof (1919–1990), racing driver
- Jan de Jonge (born 1963), retired football striker, 410 caps
- Erik Regtop (born 1968), retired footballer, 387 caps
- Gerald Sibon (born 1974), retired footballer, 437 caps
References
- ^ "Het college van burgemeester en wethouders" [The board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Emmen. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7811AP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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- ^ "Station Emmen Zuid - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 29 July 2019
External links
- Official website
- Emmen travel guide from Wikivoyage