Jemgum

Jemgum
The church and windmill of Ditzum in Jemgum municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Jemgum Location of Jemgum within Leer district
Coordinates: 53°15′57″N 07°23′06″E / 53.26583°N 7.38500°E / 53.26583; 7.38500Coordinates: 53°15′57″N 07°23′06″E / 53.26583°N 7.38500°E / 53.26583; 7.38500
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Peter Heikens (Ind.)
Area
• Total	78.48 km2 (30.30 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,583
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	26844
Dialling codes	0 49 58
Vehicle registration	LER
Website	www.jemgum.de

Jemgum is a municipality in the Leer district, in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. The area is known as Rheiderland (German) or Reiderland (Dutch). Rheiderland is located in East Friesland. The East Friesland area of Germany (also known in English as East Frisia) is home to German writers Georg Klein (Bunde) and Uwe Kreisel (Jemgum).

History

Jemgum was the site of the Battle of Jemmingen on 21 July 1568, an early event of the Eighty Years' War, in which a Spanish army defeated a Dutch Rebel army under Louis of Nassau.

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