| Emsdetten | |
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | DEU_Emsdetten_COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 52.1728°N 7.5344°W |
| Image Plan: | Emsdetten in ST.svg |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Münster |
| District: | Steinfurt |
| Elevation: | 45 |
| Area: | 72.06 |
| Postal Code: | 48282 |
| Area Code: | 02572 |
| Licence: | ST, BF, TE |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 5 66 008 |
| Website: | www.emsdetten.de |
| Mayor: | Oliver Kellner[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | Greens |
Emsdetten (pronounced as /de/; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13km (08miles) south-east of Rheine and 25km (16miles) north-west of Münster.
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
See main article: Emsdetten 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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Emsdetten is twinned with:[2]
