Emsdetten
{{Infobox German location
|name = Emsdetten
|type = Stadt
|image_photo = Emsdetten Catholic Church Town Centre.JPG
|image_caption = Catholic church
|image_coa =DEU_Emsdetten_COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|52|10|22|N|7|32|4|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Emsdetten in ST.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Münster
|district = Steinfurt
|elevation = 45
|area = 72.06
|postal_code = 48282
|area_code = 02572
|licence = ST, BF, TE
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 008
|website = [https://www.emsdetten.de/ www.emsdetten.de]
|mayor = Oliver Kellner[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = Greens
}}
Emsdetten ({{IPA|de|ɛmsˈdɛtn̩|-|De-Emsdetten.ogg}}; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
=Neighbouring places=
=Division of the town=
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
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- Emsdetten
- Ahlintel
- Austum
- Hembergen
- Hollingen
- Isendorf
- Sinningen
- Westum
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2006 school shooting
{{Main|Emsdetten 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
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Emsdetten is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.emsdetten.de/rathaus-buergerservice-politik/rathaus/partnerstaedte.html|website=emsdetten.de|publisher=Emsdetten|language=de|access-date=2019-11-30|archive-date=2019-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025211219/https://www.emsdetten.de/rathaus-buergerservice-politik/rathaus/partnerstaedte.html|url-status=dead}}
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
Emsdetten Villa Schaub.JPG| Villa Schaub
Emsdetten August-Holländer-Museum.JPG| August Holländer Museum
Emsdetten City Museum.JPG| The Town Museum
Emsdetten Emslandhalle.JPG|The concert hall (Emslandhalle)
Emsdetten Galerie Münsterland.JPG|The art gallery
Emsdetten Geräte-Museum.JPG|A museum dedicated to tools
Emsdetten Urban Park.JPG|Emsdetten's Urban Park
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Emsdetten}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Steinfurt (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
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