Lingen, Germany

Lingen (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪŋən] ⓘ), officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008, its population was 52,353, and in addition there were about 5,000 people who registered the city as their secondary residence. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)"[3] 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.

For the English village, see Lingen, Herefordshire.
Lingen (Ems)
Town
Reformed church mirrored in the Kornblume windows
Reformed church mirrored in the Kornblume windows
Coat of arms of Lingen (Ems)
Coat of arms
Location of Lingen (Ems) within Emsland district
Lingen (Ems) is located in Germany
Lingen (Ems)
Lingen (Ems)
Lingen (Ems) is located in Lower Saxony
Lingen (Ems)
Lingen (Ems)
Coordinates: 52°31′23″N 7°19′23″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictEmsland
Government
 • Lord mayor (2018–23) Dieter Krone[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total176.15 km2 (68.01 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total55,599
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEL
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History
Lingen in 1647

Lingen was first mentioned in the Middle Ages (975 AD). From 804 to 1180 the region was part of the Duchy of Saxony inside the Carolingian Empire, and then remained part of the german-speaking Holy Roman Empire until 1806. A initially independent county of Lingen (Grafschaft Lingen) was erected in 1388 and remained until 1713, when Prussia took over. In detail though, the county and city in the 17th and 18th were repeatedly conquered by Dutch and Spanish troops: initially Catholic, from 1541 to 1547 the citizens were forced to become Lutheran, then the troops of Catholic Charles V conquered the county and city and in 1550 gave it to his sister Mary, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. From 1555 to 1597 Lingen was the easternmost point of the Spanish Empire of Philip II and became part of the Eighty Years' War. From 1597 to 1605 Lingen was conquered by the Calvinist and Dutch Union of Utrecht, then retaken by the Catholic Spanish troops and from 1632 to 1672 again was part of the Calvinist Union of Utrecht. For two years the Prince-Bishopric of Münster had the city, which then from 1674 to 1713 was part of the Calvinist Union of Utrecht again, when Frederick I of Prussia inherited the county. From 1807 to 1813 the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte had the region, and from 1810 to 1813 Lingen was part of France. In 1814 it again was part of Prussia, and in 1815 became part of the newly founded kingdom of Hanover. As result of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 the kingdom of Hanover and also Lingen were annexed by the kingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 became part of the German Empire.

Economy and education

Lingen is known for its offshore- and nuclear industry (Emsland Nuclear Power Plant). The University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck has set up a branch campus, located in the centre of Lingen, with the three Institutes for Management and Engineering, Communications Management and Teaching of Theatre. In 2000 the institutes in Lingen merged into the Faculty of Society and Technology. In 2010 there are expected to be about 2,000 students attending.

Climate

On 25 July 2019, Lingen set the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded within Germany with a daytime high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) during a heat wave affecting much of Europe.

Climate data for Lingen (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.8
(49.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.2
(73.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.1
(48.4)		 5.6
(42.1)		 14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 3.1
(37.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.6
(58.3)		 10.3
(50.5)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 10.2
(50.4)
Average low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 2.3
(36.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.4
(56.1)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 3.8
(38.8)		 1.1
(34.0)		 6.5
(43.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.6
(2.70)		 51.9
(2.04)		 53.9
(2.12)		 42.5
(1.67)		 58.2
(2.29)		 67.5
(2.66)		 82.4
(3.24)		 73.6
(2.90)		 71.7
(2.82)		 66.6
(2.62)		 65.9
(2.59)		 68.8
(2.71)		 771.5
(30.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 18.5 16.3 16.0 14.0 14.8 14.7 16.0 16.1 15.2 16.2 18.2 19.0 194.9
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 4.3 3.7 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 4.1 14
Average relative humidity (%) 86.6 83.8 78.6 71.4 71.4 73.1 74.4 76.3 81.2 84.8 88.1 88.6 79.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 47.4 65.9 117.1 163.2 195.6 195.0 202.0 184.4 136.3 102.0 53.0 43.9 1,515.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization[4]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Lingen is twinned with:[5]

Transport

Notable people

References
  1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link),
  4. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Die Partnerstädte der Stadt Lingen (Ems)". lingen.de (in German). Lingen (Ems). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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