Emden
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Geography
Emden is located at Template:Coor dm. According to the Homepage of City of Emden (http://www.emden.de), the city has a total area of 112.4 km².History
The exact founding date of Emden is unknown, but it has existed at least since the 8th century. Older names for Emden are Amuthon, Embda, Emda, Embden. City rights and the city's coat of arms, the "Engelke up de Muer" were granted by Emperor Maximilian I in 1495.
Emden was a very rich city during the 17th century, due to large numbers of Dutch immigrants. It was a center of reformed protestantism at that time, producing the first Bible translation in Dutch. During the Napoleonic French era, Emden and the surrounding lands of East Frisia were part of the Kingdom of Holland.
During the First World War Emden lent its name to a famous German cruiser, originally based at Tsingtao in China, which was captained by Karl von Muller, whose honorably-conducted raids across the Indian Ocean in the first three months of the war became legendary on both sides.
The main city was almost completely wiped out during allied bombing raids during the Second World War, destroying nearly all historic buildings.
Economics
The main industries in Emden are automobile production and shipbuilding. Volkswagen runs a large factory building the VW Passat car.
Another important economic factor is touristics, mainly as a day trip target for the tourists in the surrounding villages.
Famous People from Emden
External links
Most are in German:
- City homepage (http://www.emden.de/)
- Kunsthalle Emden (http://www.kunsthalle-emden.de/)
- Johannes a Lasco Library (http://www.jalb.de/)
There is also a small municipality called Emden in the Ohrekreis in Saxony-Anhalt, see Emden, Saxony-Anhalt.de:Emden he:אמדן ja:エムデン nl:Emden sv:Emden