Lingen, officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Ems in the southern part of the Emsland district, which borders North Rhine-Westphalia to the south and the Netherlands to the west. In 2024 its population was 59,896, with an additional 2,262 people registered there as a secondary residence.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.523333 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Lingen, Germany (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 56,539 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.523333, longitude 7.317222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 24 m
P2046 (area)
area 176.13 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 56539 (2025)
View the Source2. Lingen, Germany (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 975
Lingen was first mentioned in the Middle Ages (975 AD).
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 975
Lingen was first mentioned in the Middle Ages (975 AD).
Source text, founding-year: 975
Lingen was first mentioned in the Middle Ages (975 AD).
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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