Emsland

Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is named after the river Ems.

Emsland
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Meppen
Area
• Total	2,881 km2 (1,112 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	338,052
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	EL
Website	http://www.emsland.de

Cities and municipalities

(Population 2005)

Free municipalities and towns

1. Emsbüren (9,749)
2. Geeste (11,279)
3. Haren, town (22,754)
4. Haselünne, town (12,549)
5. Lingen, town (51,318)
6. Meppen, town (34,196)
7. Papenburg, town (34,519)
8. Rhede (4,228)
9. Salzbergen (7,436)
10. Twist (9,640)

Samtgemeinden

11. Dörpen (15,446)
12. Freren (10,834)
13. Herzlake (9,821)
14. Lathen (10,815)
15. Lengerich (9,083)
16. Nordhümmling (12,149)
17. Sögel (15,484)
18. Spelle (12,653)
19. Werlte (15,660)

Dörpen Dersum Dörpen1 Heede Kluse Lehe Neubörger Neulehe Walchum Wippingen Freren Andervenne Beesten Freren1, 2 Messingen Thuine Herzlake Dohren Herzlake1 Lähden	Lathen Fresenburg Lathen1 Niederlangen Oberlangen Renkenberge Sustrum Lengerich Bawinkel Gersten Handrup Langen Lengerich1 Wettrup Nordhümmling Bockhorst Breddenberg Esterwegen1 Hilkenbrook Surwold	Sögel Börger Groß Berßen Hüven Klein Berßen Sögel1 Spahnharrenstätte Stavern Werpeloh Spelle Lünne Schapen Spelle1 Werlte Lahn Lorup Rastdorf Vrees Werlte1, 2
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town