Emsbüren

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 24 '  N , 7 ° 17'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Emsland
Height :	43 m above sea level NHN
Area :	139.38 km 2
Residents:	10,199 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	73 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	48488
Area code :	05903
License plate :	Tbsp
Community key :	03 4 54 010
Community structure:	8 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Markt 18 48488 Emsbüren
Website :	www.emsbueren.de
Mayor :	Bernhard Overberg (independent)
Location of the municipality of Emsbüren in the district of Emsland

Emsbüren is a unified municipality in the southern district of Emsland in Lower Saxony . The name of the community is stressed on the second syllable. Emsbüren borders in the west on Engden and Wietmarschen , in the north on the city ​​of Lingen , in the east on the Samtgemeinde Spelle and in the south on the municipality of Salzbergen and the city of Schüttorf . Emsbüren has been an officially recognized excursion destination since August 2007 - the first municipality in Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

Emsbüren lies on the Ems , the Große Aa and the Speller Aa in the Lingen - Rheine - Nordhorn triangle . To the southwest is the Schüttorf motorway junction ( A 31 / A 30 ), near the border with North Rhine-Westphalia . Emsbüren lies on the terminal moraine of the Elster Ice Age , a branch of the Teutoburg Forest .

Neighboring communities

City of Lingen Salzbergen municipality Integrated community of Schüttorf Joint municipality of Spelle Wietmarschen community

Community structure

Ahlde: 21.26 km², 433 inhabitants Mountains: 14.1 km², 2,037 inhabitants (area together with Emsbüren) Elbergen : 22.42 km², 527 inhabitants Emsbüren: 2,529 inhabitants Gleesen: 21.73 km², 644 inhabitants Leschede: 29.32 km², 2,005 inhabitants Listrup: 21.39 km², 598 inhabitants Mehringen: 9.13 km², 1,154 inhabitants

As of January 1, 2013

Spatial allocation of the districts

Boats on the Ems between Elbergen and Gleesen

• Ahlde: Farmers south of Emsbüren
• Mountains: Farmers and settlement areas around the center of Emsbüren
• Elbergen: a small town with its own center and the church of St. John the Baptist; northernmost part of the municipality
• Emsbüren: Center of the municipality of Emsbüren
• Gleesen: Farmers with settlement area and holiday home area in northeast Emsbüren in the local recreation area east of the Ems. The places Gleesen, Hesselte and Helschen are assigned
• Leschede (pronunciation [ ˈleːʃədə ]): predominantly housing developments, north of the center with its own town center as well as the train station and the Church of the Redeemer.
• Listrup: to the east, a small town with its own center and the Church of the Immaculate Conception of St. Mary. Listrup and moorland are assigned
• Mehringen: Farmers on the Ems

history

History of Emsbüren

The name Emsbüren (old: Büren ) is derived from Niederdtsch. -büren, -bur (en) and comes from Old High German as bur for "small house" etc., Middle Dutch buur for "apartment, village". As early as 1181 (and not, as was long assumed due to a forged document, in 819) the St. Andrew's Church was first mentioned in a document. The place was in the border area of Venkigau and Bursibant . So it comes that substantial parts of the village were counted to the Bursibant, but some also to the Venkigau. The “ Kirchspiel Emsbüren” - “Kespel” for short, derived from Kerkspell - used to belong to 14 peasant communities, some of which were self-governing and developed differently: Some remained peasant communities, others have developed into independent places.

Since the 13th century Emsbüren belonged to the Oberstift Münster . In Emsbüren, in addition to the Gogericht , which was exclusively responsible for the parish of Emsbüren, there was also a royal ducal free court for the freedom of Emsbüren and Schepsdorf. The Gogericht Emsbüren belonged to the Rheine-Bevergern office , but was considered to be independent. However, since this Gogericht was always pledged to the Counts of Bentheim , they ultimately exercised jurisdiction. The activity of the Richthof (Richthofstraße, Richters Esch) is documented by numerous sources and a court seal (1591). The Richthof is also said to have been the place that Liudger used as a stopover on the way to his mission areas at the mouth of the Ems.

When the Emsbüren District Bailiwick was established during Napoleon's reign , the holdings of the Richthof first came to the Duke of Looz-Corswarem , who resided at Bentlage Castle near Rheine . In the period that followed, the parish changed rulers several times. When Europe was reorganized at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Hanover and in 1866 to the Prussian Province. There it belonged to the office of Lingen, after the Prussian annexation of Hanover to the district of Lingen , which in 1977 became part of the district of Emsland .

On January 1, 1965, a new chapter in the history of the old parish began with the voluntary formation of the Emsbüren municipality from the municipalities of Berge, Emsbüren and Mehringen. In 1967 this joint community was expanded to include the communities of Ahlde, Bernte, Elbergen, Gleesen and Leschede and was henceforth called "Samtgemeinde Kirchspiel Emsbüren". This development came to an end in 1974 with the municipal reform in Lower Saxony . Emsbüren gave parts of Ahlde and Mehringen to Salzbergen , Listrup came to the new municipality of Emsbüren.

History and name derivation of the old farmers

• Ahlde (old: Aludwide , 1285 Altewede ) is listed in 890 in the oldest records of the Werden monastery and counted as part of Venkigau . The defining word is unclear, the basic word contains -widu = wood. Waddie had 24 bushels of grain and one army shilling, Hruodleb 32 bushels of grain and the army shilling to deliver to Werden. They also had to provide accommodation when the abbot traveled to East Friesland, where Werden had several properties. The population has changed little over the centuries.

• Berge is not mentioned separately in old sources, as it was closely linked to Bühren and was therefore always assigned to this place.

• Bernte (old: Bernithi, Bernete ) and Berntermoor are mentioned around the same time as Leschede in 1352 in the Werdener Urbar as part of the Bursibant . The origin of the name is unclear. According to the derivation of the name, the place must be much older. The basic word -te, -ete, -ithi, -ide, -ede, -de is an ancient root word that only occurs in a suffix-like form. It should stand for ha (g) -ithi = heather. This is proven, among other things, by the fact that -ithi etc. does not appear in the marshland areas of Oldenburg and East Friesland, where there was no heather.

• Bexten (around 1400 Bekeseten = seat on the brook), cf. Niederdtsch. beke = Bach, later also: Bührbexten (in contrast to Feilbexten , which has been part of Salzbergen since 1905 ).

• Drievorden also Drievörden (old: Drieburi ). Here the defining word of the old name is derived from the number three (Lower German: dri ). Similar to Emsbüren, the basic word stands for Niederdtsch. - büren, -bur (en) , synonymous with "small house", "apartment", "courtyard". The younger name Drievorden is intended to designate three fords or Drief-Ort . The latter would then indicate a gathering point for the Bentheim tithe cattle. However, this assumption is not certain. Today Drievorden belongs to the municipality of Engden, Schüttorf.

• Elbergen is first mentioned in a document around 890. The defining word el, eli means alder or elderberry. The basic word is self-explanatory. On the whole it was probably a hill with elderberry or alder. The Elbergen community was later a chapel community, which was supplied by Emsbüren.

• Engden (old: Engene ) is mentioned in 1267 when Friedrich v. Engen is called Bentheimer Edler. Engden is now part of the Schüttorf municipality.

• Gleesen (old: Glesen ) is located at the mouth of the Aam, directly at Bramsche. A farm in Gleesen is mentioned for the first time in 1263. The origin of the name is unclear. Gleesen should be about the same age as Hesselte.

• Helschen (old: Helsgan, Helschere ) is mentioned around 1150. The origin of the distinctive name is unknown. Possibly the name refers to the Hilligenberg between Helschen and Gleesen, a place where the old gods were worshiped. This is supported by the name altar and the legend of the spinning woman who plays in this place.

• Hesselte (old: Haslethi, Heslethe ). Identifier unclear: from hees = shrubbery, scrub, hazel or hessel = border; Basic word -lithi = terrain slope . Hesselte is first mentioned around 1223. At that time the provost Lutger von Clarholz sold the tithe of five Hesselter heirs for 25 marks to the Münster cathedral provost Rembold. In 2007, a Germanic settlement from the Roman imperial era was discovered in Hesselte, which was presumably located on the marching path of the Roman troops who crossed nearby via the Ems and the Große Große Aa , or near a Roman base.

• Leschede . The origin of the name is not certain for this place. On the one hand, the defining word could be related to the Lee Brook , which flows past Wietmarschen into the Vechte . On the other hand, it could contain leh for neighborhood. The meaning of the basic word schede is completely unclear. In Leschede, not far from the train station, where trade routes once crossed from Holland over the Ems ferry to the east and from Münster to the north, there was a simple chapel, a foundation from 1683. It was a popular center of this place.

• Listrup (old: Lihtastorpe ) is described in the Werden Heberegister in 890 as part of the Venkigau. The determiner contains liten (German people). The basic word torpe, thorpe stands for village. It was therefore a question of semi-vacant seats in a main courtyard, who mainly lived there. A Wenno delivered 32 bushels of grain and 16 denarii Heerschilling to the monastery and later had to provide quarters for the traveling abbot or his messenger.

• Mehringen (old: Maringen ), from mar = swamp, was first mentioned in writing in 1181. There may be a connection with several sheets (lacus = small lake) that were filled in around 1900. In Mehringen there is still the name Krüsel (old: Crucilo ), which refers to the former wealth of forests. The poet Maria Mönch-Tegeder came from Mehringen and wrote her entire work in the Low German language. There are three large stone graves in Mehringen , so that the first settlement was around 3500–2800 BC. Must have taken place.

• Moorlage has been part of Emsbüren since 1400. The basic word -lage refers to a treeless, relatively flat area that is not used solely for growing grain. Around 1400, Count Claus von Tecklenburg Moorlage had to cede to Münster.

Population development

population	1880	1900	1925	1933	1939	1950
Ahlde	410	418	501	585	604	784
mountains	414	414	471	502	499	726
Bernte	232	246	261	268	256	316
Bexten-Listrup	462	449	574	631	630	927
Elbergen	263	292	340	344	357	577
Emsbüren	481	550	683	679	659	1.011
Gleesen	424	450	544	558	572	887
Leschede	387	408	573	618	724	1,050
Mehringen	275	350	435	449	455	652

religion

Like the entire district of Emsland , the municipality of Emsbüren is traditionally shaped by the Catholic Church.

• Roman Catholic: 80%
• Evangelical Lutheran: 10%
• Evangelical Reformed: 2%
• Other / none: 8%

(As of January 1, 2007)

politics

Emsbüren has had the status of a unified municipality since 1974 .

Municipal council

The council of the municipality of Emsbüren consists of 24 councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 9,001 and 10,000. The 24 council members are elected by local elections for five years each. The term of office began on November 1, 2011 and ended on October 31, 2016.

The full-time mayor Bernhard Overberg is also entitled to vote in the municipal council.

The local elections for the municipal council on September 11, 2011 came to the following results:

• CDU : 18 seats
• SPD : 4 seats
• Free voting community Emsbüren: 2 seats

Local elections 2016:

• CDU: 19 seats
• SPD: 5 seats
• FWG: 1 seat
• AfD: 1 seat
• Total: 26 seats

mayor

In the local elections on September 10, 2006 Bernhard Overberg (independent) was elected mayor. With 61.23% of the votes in the first ballot, he prevailed against the previous mayor Norbert Verst (CDU).

After his first term in office, he was re-elected on June 15, 2014 in a runoff election with 55.03% of the vote. His opponent in the runoff election was Klaus Hemme (CDU). In the previous mayoral election on May 25, 2014, the third candidate, Dieter Bünker (independent), was eliminated with 20.27% of the vote.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Emsbüren shows a narrow red St. Andrew's cross on a golden background , topped with a vertical blue wave post.

The Saint Andrew appeared with his symbol, the oblique cross, already in a seal of the Free Court Emsbüren with the year 1591 on. The blue wave pole represents the Ems . The yellow background stands for the grain fields of the village and thus symbolizes agriculture.

flag

The colors of the flag are yellow / red / yellow. It shows the municipal coat of arms in the middle red field.

Partner municipality

• Losser ( Netherlands )

Attractions

• The St. Andrew's Church : Gothic, three-nave church from the 15th century with a 78 meter high tower, which can be reached via 204 steps.
  

  The St. Andreas Church
  Inside the church, three slender pairs of columns support the high vault. Since the north aisle was expanded to the width and height of the already existing Gothic south aisle in the middle of the 19th century, the church has had the shape of a three-aisled hall church. The aisles are the same height as the main nave. Large Gothic windows brighten the church interior generously during the day and bring out the artistically designed window pictures, especially when the sun shines. Above all, the choir, which was also added in the middle of the 19th century, then shines in a combination of colors that fascinates and lets the visitor linger. The artistically carved neo-Gothic altar dates from 1908. It comes from the cabinet-making workshop A. Bücker in Rheda (now: Rheda-Wiedenbrück ). The open panels show a crucifixion group on four surfaces, the Passion of Christ. A baptismal font in the Romanesque style in the entrance area of ​​the church is carved from Bentheim sandstone and represents the oldest stone testimony from Christian times. The two-manual slider organ from the Kreienbrink workshop in Osnabrück has 31 registers with 2133 pipes. 11 registers still come from the organ built in 1841 by Johann Kersting , Münster . Ernst Suberg, Elleringhausen, designed the ornate organ front, which was adapted to the surroundings. A total of five bells hang in the tower of St. Andrew's Church. Four of the bells were made in 1949 at the bell foundry Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher. They have the notes c ', d', e 'and g'. The fifth bell was cast in 1599 by the Dutch bell foundry Gerd Schimmel (historical) and has the tone g sharp '. This bell cannot be rung.
• The Church of St. John the Baptist in Elbergen is believed to be around the time from 1290 to 1310, while the oldest news about Elbergen itself comes from the year 890. The first documentary mention of the church can be found in a letter of indulgence from Pope Benedict XII. from 1338.
• The St. Mary's Church in Listrup was inaugurated on May 17, 1883
• The parish garden in Emsbüren was laid out from 1838 to 1855 by pastor Albert Deitering . The approximately 1.5 hectare landscape area surprises with its large variety of trees: there are said to be over 200 different species. Many of the trees date from the 19th century. Some of the most beautiful exotic species are grouped around the central oval lawn directly at the rectory. Particularly noteworthy are a ginkgo, a snake spruce and a trumpet tree. The areas further away from the house appear forest-like with dense evergreen undergrowth of yew, holly and rhododendron.
• The Heimathof : a farm from 1766 with eight true-to-original half-timbered houses on the old Galgenberg represents a typical Emsland farm from the 18th century. This consists of a farmhouse, bakery, wagon shed, barn, sheepfold and hay house. The buildings were originally in Lingen before they came to Emsbüren. The main house was acquired by the Heimatverein in 1973 and rebuilt true to the original.
• The medicinal herb garden with 200 different herbs, trees and shrubs on the grounds of the Heimathof. It was laid out in 2002 on an area of ​​approx. 2,000 m².
• The house of the Kuipers grain distillery from 1818
• The old district bailiwick on Papenstrasse with a beautiful sandstone arch, built in 1824 by the last bailiff of the Richthof. It was restored in 2008 and has served as the seat of the tourist association and the registry office ever since .
• The Mehringer stones consist of a group of three large stone graves (approx. 2500 BC). The boulders are up to 3 m tall
• The Herzog-und-Kumpan-Brunnen was built in 1994 on the Emsbüren market square. Herzog and Kumpan are the protagonists of the Emsbüren Carnival. The characters come from a picaresque novel by Bernd Bücker from Salzbergen , according to which the "Duke" as Kiepenkerl traveled through the Emsland with his "friend" at his side and often stayed in "Büren" (Emsbüren), where the two of them had their jokes. The bronze figures were created by the artist Janischowski from Steinfurt . They have found their place on the walk-in fountain, which is made of circular concrete slabs that interlock. The water emerges like a spring from the uppermost well pane and flows down like a stream. Water also gushes from a vessel that the Duke is holding in his hand.
• Pastor sine Koh was erected in June 2004 as a bronze sculpture "Pastor sine Koh" in the center of Emsbüren. Everyone knows the corresponding song, which has its origin in Emsbüren. Tradition says that one day Pastor Deitering's cow no longer wanted to eat. The rascals Kobes and Herm-Dirk - cattle doctors and butchers at the same time - quickly attested that the cow had to be slaughtered. Pastor Deitering agreed; the poor should get the meat. However, this was not the case. The cow was divided among overly greedy citizens so that the poor ended up empty-handed. When this scandal was exposed, a secret village poet got to work. The hearty verses were pinned to the door of the mill, bridge and town hall at night to inform the village community about the robbery of the poor. A melody was found and the “ Lied van Pastor sine Koh ” was born.
• Enkings Mühle , a five-story Dutch mill from 1802, which is still used today to grind the rye for Enkings Pumpernickel. The pumpernickel is also baked in the mill. The mill has been extensively renovated for its 200th anniversary, has a café and can be visited upon registration.
• Listruper Emswehr
• Erlöserkirche Leschede , classified by the state of Lower Saxony as a monument , built in 1952 as a Protestant diaspora chapel by the architect Otto Bartning (1883-1959)
• Emsflower is a large-scale gardening company, located directly at the A30 / A31 motorway junction, currently with approx. 38 hectares under glass, direct marketing and a visitor center with restaurants and an adventure world. In the final stage of expansion with 60 hectares under glass, it is the largest horticultural company in Europe.

Regular events

• Emsbüren Carnival with over 110 participating floats on Rose Monday, the largest carnival parade in the Emsland. Before that, there will be ceremonial meetings under the "Herzog und seine Kumpan" madness. The organizers are the KKE (Kespel Emsbüren Carnival Society) and the ECC (Emsbürener Carnevals Club).
• Herzogs Midsummer, annually on a weekend in June with live music, a trade show and shopping opportunities
• Emsbüren draft horse races on the first Sunday in September
• Big fair in Emsbüren on the weekend before the last Tuesday of September
• Emsbüren Christmas market and the traditional church tower blowing take place in Advent
• Easter procession from Nattenberg to St. Andrew's Church
• Emsbürener Musiktage , classical series of events with international master classes for woodwind, which takes place every autumn.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• Motorway connections:
  • BAB 30 : Netherlands - Bad Oeynhausen : Junction 6 ( Salzbergen )
  • BAB 31 : Emden - Bottrop : Junction 26 (Emsbüren)
• Train traffic:
  • Leschede train station : RE 15 " Emsland-Express ": Münster - Rheine - Lingen - Leer - Emden
• Waterways
  • Dortmund-Ems Canal : Dortmund - Meppen : Locks in Gleesen and Hesselte

Pond between Emsflower and the garden shopping center in the run-up to Christmas

Industry and commerce

• Bernard van Lengerich Group , Agricultural and Surface Technology
• Emsflower , large-scale nursery
• Hölscher + Leuschner, stable construction, garden pavilion
• Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik , wheel loaders, freight elevators and special mining vehicles
• K. Schulten, special machines for window and roller shutter construction
• Robel Mobil GmbH, special vehicle construction, motorhomes, rescue vehicles
• Fangmeyer, industrial and car painting, painting company

Personalities

• Johann Hermann Sanning (* 1812 in Emsbüren, † 1880 in Cincinnati, USA), German-American master builder
• Maria Mönch-Tegeder (* 1903 in Mehringen, † 1980 in Meppen ), native poet of the Emsland
• Willi Heeks (* 1922 in Moorlage , † 1996 in Bocholt ), German automobile racing driver
• Alfred Tönnis (born March 14, 1959), Father of the Order of the Oblates
• Monika Hermanns (born March 6, 1959), judge at the Federal Constitutional Court
• René Tebbel (born February 12, 1969), German show jumper
• Frank Hoppmann (born April 2, 1975), German cartoonist
• Stefan Silies (* 1976 in Emsbüren) artist

literature

in order of appearance

• Teachers' association of the Diocese of Osnabrück: The Lingen district. In: Contributions to local history of the Osnabrück district , issue 1, R. van Acken publishing house, Lingen / Ems 1905.
• Hermann Abels: The place names of the Emsland, in their linguistic and cultural-historical significance . Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn 1929.
• Christoph Oberthür, Franz Busche, Franz Barth, Heinrich Dünheuft: Home map of the Lingen district with statistical information . Publishing house R. van Acken, Lingen / Ems 1953.
• Andrea Kaltofen, Siegfried Fröhlich (Red.): Unearthed past. 9000 years of settlement in the Emsbüren area . Accompanying volume and catalog for the exhibition of the Emsland district in Emsbüren from October 8th to 30th, 1988 (= booklets on the archeology of the Emsland, vol. 1). District of Emsland, Meppen 1988.
• Walter Tenfelde: Documents and other written sources on the history of the parish of Emsbüren . Lingen (Ems) 1990.
• Christine Hermanns (Ed.): Saxlinga - parish - community. 1175 years of Emsbüren . Municipality of Emsbüren, Emsbüren 1994, ISBN 3-87001-034-7 .
• Ludwig Remling: The Thirty Years War in the Niedergrafschaft Lingen and the neighboring Münster parishes of Salzbergen, Emsbüren and Schepsdorf . In: Yearbook of the Emsländischen Heimatbund , ISSN  0421-1405 . jg. 46 (2000), pp. 57-101.
• Herbert Wagner : The Gestapo wasn't alone ... Political social control and state terror in the German-Dutch border area 1929–1945 . LIT-Verlag, Münster 2004 (on the resistance of the Catholic Church).
• Frank Schmitz: The Low German song "van Pastor siene Koh". Was it actually made in Emsbüren? A search for clues . Burgtor-Verlag, Lingen (Ems) 2007, ISBN 978-3-921663-27-1 .
• Sebastian Kreyenschulte: An early medieval forgery of documents and the effects on the mission history of the Emsland as well as the church and local history of Emsbüren and Freren . In: Emsländische Geschichte , vol. 22 (2015) pp. 51–75.

Web links

Commons : Emsbüren  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community of Emsbüren

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ http://www.emsbueren.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=151&topmenu=149 Overview of the districts
3. ↑ Emsbüren's founding year - all fake (NDR), accessed on March 2, 2017
4. ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on September 2, 2013
5. ↑ https://www.emsbueren.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=186&topmenu=177
6. ↑ Election result of the mayor's run-off in 2014 ( memento of the original from June 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Result of the mayoral election 2014 on May 25, 2014 ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Main statutes of the municipality of Emsbüren (PDF; 178 kB), accessed on September 2, 2013
9. ↑ Anne Bremenkamp: HHG presents concept: In 2018 Emsbüren celebrates “Herzogs Midsummer” for the first time. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .