Emsland

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Emsland is a rural region in western Germany known for its agriculture, peatlands, and location along the River Ems near the Dutch border.

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All labels observed (7)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region
rural district
administrativeCenter Meppen
borderingCountry Netherlands
borderingRegion District of Borken
surface form: Borken (district)

Cloppenburg
County of Bentheim
East Frisia
Leer (district)
Osnabrück district
surface form: Osnabrück Land

Steinfurt (district)
climate oceanic climate
containsTown Ems
surface form: Haren (Ems)

Haselünne
Lingen
surface form: Lingen (Ems)

Meppen
Papenburg
Rhede (Ems)
country Germany
federalState Lower Saxony
hasCharacteristic predominantly rural
sparsely populated
hasEconomicSector crop farming
energy production
livestock farming
tourism
hasLandscapeFeature moorlands
peat bogs
hasNaturalResource peat
hasProtectedArea nature reserves in peatlands
hasTransportInfrastructure A31 motorway
Ems River shipping route
railway connections to Ruhr area
historicalUse agricultural colonization
peat cutting
knownFor agriculture
peatlands
languageRegion Low German
locatedIn Lower Saxony
northwestern Germany
western Germany
locatedNear Dutch border
namedAfter Ems
surface form: River Ems
partOf Emsland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Emsland district

North German Plain
riverBasin Ems
surface form: Ems basin
traversedBy Ems
surface form: River Ems

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Input
Subject: Emsland
Description of subject: Emsland is a rural region in western Germany known for its agriculture, peatlands, and location along the River Ems near the Dutch border.

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lower Saxony hasRegion Emsland
Ems region Emsland
Emsland partOf Emsland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Hase region Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Osnabrück district borders Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Leer (district) borderedBy Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland (district)
Münsterland hasLandkreis Emsland
this entity surface form: Kreis Emsland (partial)
Leda region Emsland
Lingen locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Lingen isPartOf Emsland
Papenburg locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Emsland
this entity surface form: District of Emsland
Papenburg district Emsland
Papenburg partOf Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland region
Ems-Vechte Canal locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Haselünne locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Haselünne district Emsland
Haselünne partOf Emsland
Haselünne countrySubdivision Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Rhede (Ems) locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Rhede (Ems) locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Rhede (Ems) partOf Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Rhede (Ems) locatedInRegion Emsland
Cloppenburg borders Emsland
subject surface form: Cloppenburg (district)
this entity surface form: Emsland (district)
Bentheim Castle touristRegion Emsland
this entity surface form: Münsterland–Emsland area
Meppen locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland district
Meppen partOfRegion Emsland
Bentheim locatedIn Emsland
this entity surface form: Emsland region
Bentheim borderedBy Emsland