Papenburg
Encyclopedia
Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland
in Lower Saxony
, Germany
, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft
, which specializes in building cruise liners.
-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.
In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confesses 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 purchases 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 leans 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, endow the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680. It is dedicated to Anthony the Great
, making him its patron saint
.
Emsland
Landkreis Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , the district of Bentheim and the Netherlands .- History :For a long time the region of the Emsland was...
in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft
Meyer Werft
The Meyer Werft is one of the remaining large German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg. Since 1997, it has been part of the Meyer Neptun Group together with Neptun Werft in Rostock.-History:...
, which specializes in building cruise liners.
Districts
Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum, TunxdorfTunxdorf
Tunxdorf is a little village belonging to Papenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Along with the neighbor village Nenndorf it constitutes the "Tunxdorf-Nenndorf" district of Papenburg...
-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", confesses 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 purchases the manor for 1500 Reichsthaler
Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler was a standard Thaler of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1566 by the Leipzig convention. It was also the name of a unit of account in northern Germany and of a silver coin issued by Prussia.-Reichsthaler coin:...
from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.
On 4 April 1631, Bishop Ferdinand von Münster leans 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, endow the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680. It is dedicated to Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...
, making him its patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
.
Population statistics
(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