Tunxdorf
Encyclopedia
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. In 1992 343 inhabitants lived overall in Tunxdorf and Nenndorf.
close to the boundary of the Netherlands
and southern from Ostfriesland. The river Ems traverses Tunxdorf. In Tunxdorf the Ems has a nature protection area called "Tunxdorfer Schleife".
Tunxdorf and Nenndorf have their own Schützenfest
, which is yearly celebrated on Ascension Day. The hymn of Tunxdorf and Nenndorf is called "Aulkenpott" remembering the "Aulken", a kind of dwarves, which reputedly lived in former times in Tunxdorf according to the sage.
Papenburg
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.-Districts:...
, 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...
. Along with the neighbor village Nenndorf it constitutes the "Tunxdorf-Nenndorf" district of Papenburg. In 1992 343 inhabitants lived overall in Tunxdorf and Nenndorf.
Geographical location
Tunxdorf is located between Aschendorf and PapenburgPapenburg
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.-Districts:...
close to the boundary of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and southern from Ostfriesland. The river Ems traverses Tunxdorf. In Tunxdorf the Ems has a nature protection area called "Tunxdorfer Schleife".
Culture and recreation
The lake "Tunxdorfer Waldsee" originated at the dike construction for the Ems has a sandy beach and is used for swimming. Moreover Tunxdorf has a camping ground. As many other villages in the EmslandEmsland
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...
Tunxdorf and Nenndorf have their own Schützenfest
Schützenfest
A Schützenfest is a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of both Germany and Switzerland....
, which is yearly celebrated on Ascension Day. The hymn of Tunxdorf and Nenndorf is called "Aulkenpott" remembering the "Aulken", a kind of dwarves, which reputedly lived in former times in Tunxdorf according to the sage.