Emden

Emden
Town
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Location of Emden
Emden Emden
Coordinates: 53°22′1″N 07°12′22″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor	Bernd Bornemann (SPD)
Area
• Total	112.33 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	50,535
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26721, 26723, 26725
Dialling codes	04921, 04927 (Knock)
Vehicle registration	EMD
Website	www.emden.de

Emden is a town in the most northwest of Germany. It is the main town of the region of East Frisia, and also a port town of the North Sea. About 51,000 people were living in Emden in 2016.

Climate

Museum ships on the Ratsdelft an the town hall in the background.

Emden ports

Climate data for Emden (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	4.7 (40.5)	5.6 (42.1)	9.0 (48.2)	13.5 (56.3)	17.0 (62.6)	19.7 (67.5)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	18.4 (65.1)	13.6 (56.5)	8.5 (47.3)	4.8 (40.6)	13.3 (55.9)
Average low °C (°F)	−0.1 (31.8)	-0.0 (32.0)	1.7 (35.1)	3.6 (38.5)	7.2 (45.0)	10.1 (50.2)	12.7 (54.9)	12.7 (54.9)	10.0 (50.0)	6.4 (43.5)	3.3 (37.9)	0.1 (32.2)	5.6 (42.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	66.8 (2.63)	47.6 (1.87)	60.9 (2.40)	39.9 (1.57)	55.8 (2.20)	79.1 (3.11)	80.3 (3.16)	71.3 (2.81)	81.5 (3.21)	75.6 (2.98)	74.3 (2.93)	67.9 (2.67)	801 (31.54)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	53.0	70.7	122.7	179.5	216.6	204.4	211.3	186.2	143.3	112.7	54.3	51.5	1,606.2
Source: Météoclimat

Sister cities/towns

Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway.

Famous people

• Johannes Althusius
• Jacob Emden
• Henri Nannen
• Wolfgang Petersen
• Otto Waalkes
• Ferydoon Zandi

Other websites

• Emden Homepage
• Kunsthalle Emden
• Kickers Emden
• Chess Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Cruisers EMDEN, Frigates EMDEN - 5 warships named EMDEN until today(in German)