Papenburg (;
East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Papenbörg'') is a city in the district of
Emsland,
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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, situated at the river
Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the
Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building
cruise liners.
Geography
Districts
Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum,
Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.
History
In the ''Chronicle of the Frisians'', written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time.
In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.
On 2 December 1630, the district administrator
Dietrich von Velen purchased the manor for 1500
Reichsthaler from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.
On 4 April 1631, Bishop
Ferdinand von Münster leased the then castle and manor Papenburg to Dietrich von Velen. This is considered to be the foundation of the city of Papenburg.
Matthias von Velen and his wife Margartha Anna, born von Galen, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated to
Anthony of Padua, making him its
patron saint.
From 1933 to 1945 a series of 15
moorland
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labor, punitive and POWs-camps were active in the districts of
Emsland and
Bentheim. The central administration was set in Papenburg where now a memorial of these camps, the ''Dokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager'', is located.
Population
(always according to 31 December)
*1998 - 33,671
*1999 - 33,731
*2000 - 34,096
*2001 - 34,266
*2002 - 34,403
*2003 - 34,245
*2004 - 34,440
*2005 - 34,905
*2006 - 34,797
*2007 - 35,431
*2012 - 37,532
*2021 - 38.573
Twin towns – sister cities
Papenburg is
twinned with:
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Pogranichny, Russia
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Rochefort, France
Gallery
Papenburg Hauptkanal b.JPG, Papenburg Hauptkanal
Papenburg Hauptkanal k.JPG, Bridge on Hauptkanal
Papenburg Hauptkanal l.JPG, Boat on Hauptkanal
Brücke - panoramio (15).jpg, Waterlock
Papenburg, de Frederick von Papenburg foto4 2010-05-17 11.39.JPG, Ship ''Die Friederike von Papenburg''
Papenburg, Pfarrkirche Sankt Antonius foto3 2010-05-17 11.42.JPG, Church of Saint Antonius
Papenburg-MeyersMuehle1-Asio.JPG, ''Meyers-Mühle''
References
External links
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Short introduction to Papenburg
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Populated places established in 1631
Emsland
1631 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire