Emsbüren is a municipality in the

Emsland Landkreis Emsland () is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Steinf ...

district,

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It is situated on the river Ems, approx. 15 km south of

Lingen Lingen (), officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008, its population was 52,353, and in addition there were about 5,000 people who registered the city as their secondary residence. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)" is ...

, and 15 km northwest of

Rheine Rheine () is a city in the district of Steinfurt (district), Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base. Geography Rheine is on the river Ems (river), Ems, approx. north of Münst ...

. It has a railway station: Leschede.

Personalities

Willi Heeks Willi Heeks (13 February 1922 in Moorlage – 13 August 1996 in Bocholt) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952. He scored no championship points. Complete World Champ ...

(1922-1996), German automobile racing driver *

René Tebbel René Tebbel (born 12 February 1969) is a German-born show jumping rider who has been representing Ukraine since 2015. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 19th in the individual and 13th in the team competit ...

(born 1969), German showjumper

References

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