Papenburg

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 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

Transport

There is no airport in the city. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport, located 111 km east of Papenburg. This area is known for track testing, called the Automotive Testing Papenburg (ATP).

Twin towns – sister cities

Papenburg is twinned with:

• RUS Pogranichny, Russia
• FRA 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

References

1. (13 October 2021). "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
2. "Official site of the DIZ Emslandlager in Papenburg".
3. "Stadt Papenburg: Basis und Strukturdaten".
4. "Partnerstädte". Papenburg.