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Emmen, Netherlands

Coordinates:52°47′N6°54′E/ 52.783°N 6.900°E/52.783; 6.900
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Emmen
Municipalityandtown
Raadhuisplein
Raadhuisplein
Flag of Emmen
Flag
Coat of arms of Emmen
Coat of arms
Official logo of Emmen
Brandmark
Highlighted position of Emmen in a municipal map of Drenthe
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates:52°47′N6°54′E/ 52.783°N 6.900°E/52.783; 6.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
Government
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• BodyMunicipal council
•MayorEric van Oosterhout (PvdA)
Area
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• Total346.26 km2(133.69 sq mi)
• Land335.18 km2(129.41 sq mi)
• Water11.08 km2(4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
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23 m (75 ft)
Population
(January 2021)[4]
• Total107,024
• Density319/km2(830/sq mi)
DemonymEmmenaar
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 7700 and 7800 range
Area code0524, 0591
Websitegemeente.emmen.nl

Emmen(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɛmə(n)]ⓘ) is amunicipalityand town of theprovinceofDrenthein the northeasternNetherlands.

History

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Dolmen in Emmen
Grote of Pancratiuskerk

Aplanned city,Emmen arose from several small farming and peat-harvesting communities which have dotted theprovinceofDrenthesince theMiddle Ages.Traces of these communities can still be seen in the form of the villages ofWestenesch,NoordbargeandZuidbarge:they have a separate history and layout but are surrounded by the suburbs and the center of Emmen.

The expansion of the town did not happen until after theSecond World War.Suburbs were built around the old center of Emmen, starting withEmmermeerdirectly to the north, and followed to the south-east byAngelslo(for which an old village of the same name was demolished),Emmerhout(famed at the time for being separated from the town by an existing forest) to the east,Bargeres,theRietlandenandParc Sandurto the south and south-west. Construction of the last suburb, calledDelftlanden,is well underway with many homes already built and people living in the area.

There are few historic landmarks left within the town, but those few include the church on the market square, where a church has been standing since the Middle Ages, the court of law building, dating from the beginning of the twentieth century, and the post office from the same time. In the town's environs, an earthwork byRobert Smithson,"Broken Circle/Spiral Hill", may be found.

In 1957 it hosted the1st Women's Chess Olympiad.

The prime economic booster since the 1980s has been the zoo, theDierenpark Emmen.Begun in the 1930s, it was almost completely redesigned in the 1970s and is now co-owned by the municipality of Emmen. It attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year. It was replaced byWildlandsin 2016, when the old zoo closed. Important industries includeTeijin Aramid,DSM Engineering Plastics,WellmanandDiolen Industrial Fibers(currentlySenbis Polymer Innovations). There are extensive glasshouse complexes for horticulture, especially in theKlazienaveen-Ericaarea. The municipality offers some 38,000 jobs.

Emmen is the most populous urban area of Drenthe. The municipality of Emmen is one of the largest in theNetherlands,although the area outside the town borders of Emmen is rather rural. The other villages of importance areEmmer-Compascuum,Klazienaveen,Nieuw-AmsterdamandSchoonebeek.

Geography

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Dutch Topographic map of Emmen (town), March 2014

The population centres:

Demography

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The municipality of Emmen has some 107,000 inhabitants, with 56,000 living in the city of Emmen. Compared to some 3,000 inhabitants in the nineteenth century, this illustrates Emmen's rapid growth in the past 150 years.

Sports

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The town'sfootballclubFC Emmenplays their home games inDe Oude Meerdijk.

Every year a big cycle racingcriteriumcalledGouden Pijl,where all the big names in bicycle sport come to Emmen for this event. Besides the bicycle race itself, the Gouden Pijl also includes cultural events like pop-concerts, etc. In 2008, the comeback concert ofThe Schizo's,the infamous local punk-band from the 1980s, was organized during the Gouden Pijl.

Hondsrugtunnel with light art: 'Dolmen Light' byTitia Ex

Speedway Emmen hosts regular Stock Car and Banger Racing.

Attractions

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Attractions in Emmen areWildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen,the inner city, the natural environment and the Rensenpark (with among others theMuseum of Contemporary Tibetan Art).[5]There is alsoMuseum Collectie Brandsin the adjacent village ofNieuw-Dordrecht.

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Transportation

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Emmen is served by one train connection withZwolle,which in turn leads to the rest of the country.

In addition, there are regular and frequent bus lines within Emmen and towardsGroningen,HoogeveenandAssen,as well as the surrounding countryside, andMeppeninGermany,departing from Emmen's two bus terminals.

By car, the town is accessible via theN34fromOmmenviaHardenbergandCoevordentowards Emmen, ending at theA28 motorway (Netherlands)towardsGroningennearde Punt,theN381toDrachten,theN391toVeendamwhich goes through Emmen (with access to almost every district) and theA37fromHoogeveentoMeppeninGermany,although this motorway is not directly next to Emmen. From the A37 to Emmen, there are three possibilities: at Junction Holsloot (A37 x N34), at Highway-exit Schoonebeek (A37 x N853), and Highway-exit Klazienaveen (A37 x N862). The A37 is also the quickest way towards theRandstadfrom Emmen. The A37 ends at the German border, where it continues as theB402orEuropean route E233.

The nearest airport isGroningen Airport Eeldeat a distance of 50 kilometers.

Furthermore, there are inland shipping connections viaNieuw-AmsterdamtoCoevorden,HoogeveenandAlmelo.

Notable people

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Jaap Doek, 1984
Dries van der Lof, 1977

Sport

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References

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  1. ^"Het college van burgemeester en wethouders"[The board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Emmen. Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2013.Retrieved7 October2013.
  2. ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
  3. ^"Postcodetool for 7811AP".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Retrieved7 October2013.
  4. ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
  5. ^Braden, Laura; Oosterman, Naomi (2019)."World Systems Perspectives and Art: A Case Study of the Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art in the Netherlands".Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.doi:10.18452/19823.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
  6. ^"Station Emmen Zuid - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
  7. ^IMDb Databaseretrieved 29 July 2019
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