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Papenburg

Western Europe

Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated on the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.

Facts
Population
36,972 1
Area (sq km)
118.44 1
Founding Year
1631 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
6 1
Latitude
53.066667 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.4 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Papenburg (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1631-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 36,972 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.066667, longitude 7.4
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 6 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 118.44 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 36972 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: Papenburg - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2855525
    53.07769 7.41516 P PPLA4 DE 06 00 03454 03454041 34117 5 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 5 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 7.25
53.25 7.25 Cfb
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Papenburg (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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