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Lingen is a town located in Lower Saxony, a state in northern Germany. It serves as a local center in its region, though it is not widely known internationally.
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Lower Saxony
- District
- Emsland
- Lord mayor 2018 23
- Dieter Krone ( Ind. )
- Total
- 176.19 km (68.03 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Density
- 320.67/km (830.52/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Vehicle registration
- EL
- Website
- lingen.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Emsland
- Population
- 57075
- Area
- 176.19
- Elevation
- 24
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Ems
- Shares border with
- Wietmarschen
- Official website
- www.lingen.de/en
- Image
- Urbodomo de Lingen 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0591
- Licence plate code
- EL
- Significant event
- Siege of Lingen
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- P8168
- Otto Benesch
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Lingen (Ems)
- postal code
- 49811
- topic's main category
- Category:Lingen (Ems)
- short name
- Lingen/Ems
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lingen (Ems)
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lingen
- twinned administrative body
- Salt
- P6482
- Lingen
- hashtag
- LingenEms
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Encyclopedic overview
Lingen ( German pronunciation: [ˈlɪŋən] ), officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2024, its population was 59,896 with 2,262 people who had registered the city as their secondary residence. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)" is located on the river Ems in the southern part of the Emsland District, which borders North Rhine-Westphalia in the south and the Netherlands in the west.
History
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