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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.066667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Papenburg - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2855525
53.07769 7.41516 P PPLA4 DE 06 00 03454 03454041 34117 5 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 5 m
View the Source 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, 7.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 7.25
53.25 7.25 Cfb
Papenburg (Wikipedia)
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