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Lingen (Ems)

Located in Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°30′50″ N 7°18′48″ E

Map showing the location of Lingen (Ems) Lingen (Ems)
Location in Germany
Population
56,498
56.5K
Elevation
23 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
55
listed under Lingen (Ems)
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport49 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde84 km

About Lingen (Ems)

Lingen (Ems) is a village. Location: Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony. Population: 56,498. Elevation: 23 m.

From Wikipedia

Lingen (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪŋən] ), officially Lingen (Ems), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2024, its population was 59,896 with 2,262 people who had registered the city as their secondary residence. Lingen, specifically "Lingen (Ems)" is located on the river Ems in the southern part of the Emsland District, which borders North Rhine-Westphalia in the south and the Netherlands in the west.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
176 km²
Official website
lingen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Lingen (Ems)

  • Wietmarschen

Twin towns and sister cities of Lingen (Ems)

  • Burton-on-Trent· United Kingdom

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Lingen (Ems) over time

Population of Lingen (Ems) over time
2013 52,158
2016 53,905
2017 54,117
2019 54,422
2021 55,599
2022 56,542
2023 57,075
2024 56,498
2025 56,539

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lingen (Ems)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
April (45 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lingen (Ems)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°22°22°18°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684760455474786669656874

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lingen (Ems)

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 43 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 49 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 84 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 43 kmsouthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 65 kmsouth
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 83 kmwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 92 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lingen (Ems)

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 943 natural sites, 516 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Mickelmeer Lake 8 kmE
  • Fallermoor Lake 13 kmE
  • Biener See Lake 7 kmN
  • Speicherbecken Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km570 places

  • Werse River 59 kmSE
  • Goten Lake 55 kmNE
  • Theikenmeer Lake 42 kmNE
  • Sandpoel Lake 42 kmN

60–100 km898 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 91 kmW
  • Ahse River 100 kmS
  • Hatzumer Sand Island 88 kmN
  • Zwischenahner Meer Lake 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lingen (Ems)

55 places
  1. 1 Lingen 51.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages35

Mountains & nature11

Lakes, rivers & coasts6

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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