Bad Ems

seat of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis and town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Place district_capital Q490670
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Bad Ems

Summary

Bad Ems is a district capital[1]. It draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #14 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bad Ems was a member of association of municipalities and cities in Rhineland-Palatinate[3].
  • Bad Ems is located in Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems[4].
  • Bad Ems is located in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis[5].
  • Bad Ems is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Bad Ems is on the body of water Lahn[7].
  • Bad Ems's head of government is recorded as Q133146224[8].
  • Bad Ems's instance of is recorded as district capital[9].
  • Bad Ems's instance of is recorded as designated spa town[10].
  • Bad Ems's instance of is recorded as town[11].
  • Bad Ems's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[12].
  • Emsbach (Westerwald) is named after Bad Ems[13].
  • Bad Ems's twinned administrative body is recorded as Blankenfelde-Mahlow[14].
  • Bad Ems's twinned administrative body is recorded as Droitwich Spa[15].
  • Bad Ems's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire[16].
  • Bad Ems's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lubin[17].
  • Bad Ems's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms Bad Ems[18].
  • Bad Ems's postal code is recorded as 56130[19].
  • Bad Ems is part of The Great Spa Towns of Europe[20].
  • Bad Ems's Commons category is recorded as Bad Ems[21].
  • Bad Ems's licence plate code is recorded as EMS[22].
  • Bad Ems's licence plate code is recorded as DIZ[23].
  • Bad Ems's licence plate code is recorded as GOH[24].
  • Bad Ems's local dialing code is recorded as 02603[25].
  • Bad Ems's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.338055555556, 'longitude': 7.7105555555556}[26].
  • Bad Ems's official website is recorded as https://www.vgben.de/gemeinden/stadt-bad-ems/[27].

Body

Geography

Bad Ems is in the country of Germany[6]. Located in include Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems[4], a Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate[28], in Germany[29] and Rhein-Lahn-Kreis[5], a district of Rhineland-Palatinate[30], in Germany[31]. It is on the body of water Lahn[7]. It is part of The Great Spa Towns of Europe[20].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+9229'}[32], {'amount': '+9568'}[33], {'amount': '+10487'}[34], {'amount': '+9681'}[35], {'amount': '+9761'}[36], and {'amount': '+9936'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital[9], designated spa town[10], town[11], and urban municipality in Germany[12]. Bad Ems's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[38].

History and Context

Emsbach (Westerwald) is named after Bad Ems[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bad Ems include Ems Ukaz[39], an ukase[40], in Russian Empire[41] and Emsian[42], a stage[43].

Why It Matters

Bad Ems draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #14 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include Ems Ukaz[39], an ukase[40], in Russian Empire[41] and Emsian[42], a stage[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+9229'}, {'amount': '+9568'}, {'amount': '+10487'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 77756
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+9229'}, {'amount': '+9568'}, {'amount': '+10487'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  4. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → coat of arms Bad Ems
    Located in or next to body of water → Lahn
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4935183
    Located in → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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