North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Geography
Emsdetten is situated on the river
Ems Ems or EMS may refer to:
Places and rivers
* Domat/Ems, a Swiss municipality in the canton of Grisons
* Ems (river) (Eems), a river in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands that discharges in the Dollart Bay
* Ems (Eder), a river o ...
, approx. south-east 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, about north of Münster ...
and north-west of
Münster
Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
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Neighbouring places
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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, about north of Münster ...
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Hörstel
is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the junction of the Mittellandkanal and the Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 10 km east of Rheine.
Parts of Hörstel are Riesenbeck, Dreierwalde ...
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Saerbeck
Saerbeck is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km west of Osnabrück and 25 km north of Münster.
Twin city
* Rietavas, Lithuania
* Ferrières-en-Gâtina ...
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Greven
Greven (; Westphalian: ''Graiwen'') is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and close to the city of Münster.
Geography
Greven is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25&n ...
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Nordwalde
Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 2 ...
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Steinfurt
Steinfurt (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From –1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.
Geography
Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westp ...
On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off
smoke grenade
A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements.
Smoke grenades are generally more complex and emit a far larger amount of smoke than sm ...
s. 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
A school shooting is an Gun violence, armed attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of a firearm. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shooti ...
in the history of Germany since the
Erfurt massacre
The Erfurt school massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 26 April 2002 at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium, a secondary school in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. 19-year-old expelled student Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people, including ...
; this position is now held by the
Winnenden school shooting
The Winnenden school shooting occurred on the morning of 11 March 2009 at the Albertville-Realschule, a secondary school in Winnenden, southwestern Germany, followed by a shootout at a car dealership in nearby Wendlingen. The shooting spree resu ...
Chojnice
Chojnice (; or ; or ) is a town in northern Poland with 38,789 inhabitants, as of June 2023, near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of the Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Founded in , Chojnice is a former royal city of Poland ...
, Poland
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Hengelo
Hengelo (; Tweants dialect, Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Overijssel, Borne, Almelo and Ol ...
, Netherlands
Notable people
* Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the
National Hockey League
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* Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB
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Atze Schröder
Atze Schröder is the pseudonym for the German comedian Hubertus Albers (born 27 September 1965)Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician
*
Valerie Niehaus
Valerie Niehaus (born 11 October 1974) is a German actress.
Early life
Valerie Niehaus grew up in Emsdetten where she went to the local primary school. After that she moved to Fulda and later to Berlin.
Career
At the age of thirteen Niehaus ...
(born 1974), actress
*Christina Schulze-Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW
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Tim Wieskötter
Tim Wieskötter (born March 12, 1979, in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m ev ...
(born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner
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Lutz Altepost
Lutz Altepost (born October 6, 1981, in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in ...
(born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion
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Benjamin Behrla
Benjamin Behrla (born 31 August 1985 in Emsdetten), known as Benny Behrla, is a German judoka.
Competing in the –100 kg weight division, Behrla won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2010 European Judo Championships. He competed at the 2008 ...
(born 1985), judoka
* Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the
Emsdetten school shooting
The Emsdetten school shooting was a school shooting that occurred at the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in Emsdetten, Germany, on 20 November 2006 when 18-year-old former student Sebastian Bosse shot and wounded 8 people and set off several smoke bom ...
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