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Lingen, Germany

Western Europe

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
Population
56,539 1
Area (sq km)
176.13 1
Founding Year
975 2
Founding Year
975 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
24 1
Latitude
52.523333 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.317222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
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)
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2. 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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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 52.5233,7.3172
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 26.0
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4. 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 52.75, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, 7.25
52.75 7.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Lingen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2877088, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.57 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2877088, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.57 km)
52.52269 7.32555 P PPLA4 DE 06 00 03454 03454032 51310 26 Europe/Berlin
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