| Jemgum | |
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| Municipality | |
 The church and windmill of Ditzum in Jemgum municipality | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Jemgum within Leer district
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  Jemgum Show map of Germany Jemgum Show map of Lower Saxony | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021–26) | Hans-Peter Heikens (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.48 km (30.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,675 |
| • Density | 47/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26844 |
| Dialling codes | 0 49 58 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | www.jemgum.de |
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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.
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.
References
- "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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