Jemgum Explained

Gemeindeschlüssel:03 4 57 012
Type:Gemeinde
Jemgum
Image Coa:DEU Jemgum COA.svg
Coordinates:53.2658°N 7.385°W
Image Plan:Jemgum in LER.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Leer
Elevation:0
Area:78.48
Postal Code:26844
Area Code:0 49 58
Licence:LER
Website:www.jemgum.de
Mayor:Hans-Peter Heikens[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 26
Party:Independent

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.