Bottom end

Bottom end City of Papenburg Coordinates: 53 ° 5 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 23 ′ 20 ″  E
Height :	2–8 m
Area :	9.73 km²
Residents :	12,402  (Jan 1, 2013)
Population density :	1,275 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	26871
Area code :	04961
Location from below in Papenburg

The name of the city of Papenburg and its development go back to the moated castle that stood at today's bottom. It was first mentioned historically as "Papenborch", later as "Papenborg".

"Altes Amtshaus" on the main canal near the former location of the moated castle.

The bottom end is a district of the city of Papenburg , the longest and oldest fen town in Germany, in the northern Emsland and has over 12,000 inhabitants. The lower end is the origin of the development of today's city and is traversed by canals that flow from the upper end over the port in the north into the Ems .

history

→ Main article : Papenburg # history

Culture and sights

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  Drawbridge on the main canal at the bottom

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  Papenburg Town Hall; in front of it in the main canal the brig Friederike von Papenburg

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  St. Antonius Church on the main canal

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  Meyer's mill on the main canal

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  Boilermakers at the Alte Werft site

Web links

Wikivoyage: Papenburg-bottom end  - travel guide

• papenburg.de: Dates and history of the Papenburg-Unterende district