Emsdetten (; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. south-east of Rheine and north-west of Münster.
Neighbouring places
Rheine Hörstel Saerbeck Greven Nordwalde Steinfurt Neuenkirchen
Division of the town Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
Emsdetten Ahlintel Austum Hembergen Hollingen Isendorf Sinningen Westum
Population
2006 school shooting
On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off smoke grenades. He injured 22 people before killing himself by a shot into the mouth. Even though there were no other fatalities, the shooting was considered the deadliest school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre; this position is now held by the Winnenden school shooting.
Twin towns – sister cities
Emsdetten is twinned with: Chojnice, Poland Hengelo, Netherlands
Notable people Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the National Hockey League Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB Atze Schröder (born 1965), comedian Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), actress Christina Schulze Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW Tim Wieskötter (born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner Lutz Altepost (born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion Benjamin Behrla (born 1985), judoka Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the Emsdetten school shooting
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