Jemgum
Jemgum | |
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The church and windmill of Ditzum in Jemgum municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Jemgum
within Leer district | |
Location of Jemgum | |
Jemgum Jemgum | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′57″N 07°23′06″E / 53.26583°N 7.38500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Hans-Peter Heikens[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.48 km2 (30.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,624 |
| • Density | 46.18/km2 (119.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26844 |
| Dialling codes | 0 49 58 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | www.jemgum.de |
Jemgum is a municipality in the Leer district, in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. The area is known as Rheiderland (German) or Reiderland (Dutch). Rheiderland is located in East Friesland.
History
Jemgum was the site of the Battle of Jemmingen on 21 July 1568, an early event of the Eighty Years' War, in which a Spanish army defeated a Dutch Rebel army under Louis of Nassau.
References
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.