Papenburg

Summary

Papenburg is a city^[1]. Papenburg draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #631 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Papenburg was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Papenburg was a member of Niedersächsischer Städtetag^[4].
• Papenburg is located in Emsland^[5].
• Papenburg is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Papenburg is on the body of water Ems^[7].
• Papenburg is on the body of water Dortmund–Ems Canal^[8].
• Papenburg's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Papenburg's instance of is recorded as independent community^[10].
• Papenburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[11].
• Papenburg's instance of is recorded as Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[12].
• Papenburg's shares border with is recorded as Neulehe^[13].
• Papenburg's shares border with is recorded as Lehe^[14].
• Papenburg's shares border with is recorded as Surwold^[15].
• Papenburg's shares border with is recorded as Rhede (Ems)^[16].
• Papenburg's shares border with is recorded as Westoverledingen^[17].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aschendorf^[18].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Herbrum^[19].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tunxdorf^[20].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nenndorf^[21].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bokel^[22].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Untenende^[23].
• Papenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Obenende^[24].
• Papenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ruda Śląska^[25].
• Papenburg's postal code is recorded as 26871^[26].
• Papenburg's Commons category is recorded as Papenburg^[27].

Body

Geography

Papenburg is in the country of Germany^[6]. Papenburg is located in Emsland^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Ems^[7], a river^[28], in Germany^[29] and Dortmund–Ems Canal^[8], a summit level canal^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 1899^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Papenburg covers an area of {'amount': '+118.44'}^[33]. Papenburg sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+6'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+35981'}^[35], {'amount': '+36698'}^[36], {'amount': '+37030'}^[37], {'amount': '+21'}^[38], {'amount': '+38340'}^[39], and {'amount': '+37579'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], independent community^[10], urban municipality in Germany^[11], and Einheitsgemeinde of Lower Saxony^[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1631 marks the founding of Papenburg^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Papenburg include Papenburg station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Germany^[44].

Why It Matters

Papenburg draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #631 of 5,534).^[2] Papenburg has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Papenburg is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Papenburg include Papenburg station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Germany^[44].