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18-513: The wooded Hümmling, which is about 28 km long and only a few kilometres wide, is situated in the northern part of the region of Emsland and the district of the same name , and the drainage area of Ems river. It is limited by the Ems valley in the west and the Saterland in the east. It is located around the town of Werlte which is about 22 km northeast of Meppen . Various streams rise in

36-622: A border dispute between Germany and the Netherlands (settled in 2014), runs through the Ems estuary . The source of the river is in the southern Teutoburg Forest in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Lower Saxony, the brook becomes a comparatively large river. Here the swampy region of Emsland is named after the river. In Meppen the Ems is joined by its largest tributary, the Hase River. It then flows northwards, close to

54-713: A log successful trial at the Imperial Chamber Court in Wetzlar that they were not enfeoffed to anyone. After short periods under the rule of the Duchy of Arenberg (1803 to 1810) and then the French Empire (1810 to 1814), Hümmling hills as a part of northern Emsland region became the west of the Kingdom of Hanover (1814 to 1866). After the annexion of that state by the kingdom of Prussia it belonged to

72-431: A road leading nowhere for them, nor were they ever able to bridge the swamps satisfactorily with causeways. The Dollart Bay near Emden did not exist until 1277, when a catastrophic storm surge flooded 43 parishes and killed an estimated 80,000 people. Most of the land lost in that flood has been reclaimed in a series of initiatives from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. The river in 1277 curved north by Emden, covering

90-584: Is a river in northwestern Germany . It runs through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony , and discharges into the Dollart Bay which is part of the Wadden Sea . Its total length is 362.4 kilometres (225.2 mi). The state border between the Lower Saxon area of East Friesland (Germany) and the province of Groningen (Netherlands), whose exact course was the subject of

108-561: The Dutch border, into East Frisia . Near Emden , it flows into the Dollard bay (a national park ) and then continues as a tidal river towards the Dutch city of Delfzijl . Between Emden and Delfzijl, the Ems forms the border between the Netherlands and Germany and was subject to a mild dispute: the Dutch believed that the border runs through the geographical centre of the estuary, whereas

126-739: The Northern Low Saxon group of West Low German dialects. Not until about 1975 were generations born that grew up speaking High German . The Hüven Mill is a technological attraction in the Hümmling. It is the last fully preserved combined wind- and watermill in Europe. The Hümmling is 93% Roman Catholic . After the Second World War there was a large number of refugees from the old eastern provinces of Germany and, since 1990 there have also been ethnic German immigrants from

144-724: The Province of Hanover . A typical Hümmling speciality is the Baukweiten Janhinnerk , a pancake made of buckwheat flour with syrup, apple sauce, cranberries , egg, cheese, bread or rye bread . The 'national anthem' of the Hümmlings is the Hümmelske Bur , a song, which typecasts the characteristics of the local population. There is still a local dialect , the Hümmlinger Platt , which belongs to

162-734: The Weser , and was the only river leading to the Teutoburg Forest . The Amisius flowed from the Teutoburg Forest, home of the Cherusci , with the Bructeri and others bordering the river. These tribes were among the initial Franks . The Romans were quite interested in adding them to the empire, and to that end built a fort, Amisia, at the mouth of the Ems. As the river was navigable to their ships, they hoped to use it to access

180-607: The Germans claimed it runs through the deepest channel (which is close to the Dutch coast ). As the parties are now friendly states with an open border, the argument went no further than an agreement to disagree. The issue was settled amicably in October 2014. It became an active issue in late July 1914, when the Imperial German government began plans to mine the whole of the estuary that they claimed, in preparation for

198-480: The Hümmling include: Emsland (region) Emsland ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛmsˌlant] ) is the name of a region along the lower Ems River in western Lower Saxony and northern North Rhine-Westphalia . It is divided into the so-called Hanoverian and Westphalian Emsland. This Lower Saxony location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ems River The Ems ( German : Ems ; Dutch : Eems )

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216-811: The Hümmling which discharge into the Hase to the south, the Ems to the southeast and the Leda to the north. There are over 100 more or less well-preserved dolmens of the megalith culture in the Hümmling hills. In times of the Holy Roman Empire , Hümmling region was the northern part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster , called the Niederstift Münster (i. e. analogously "Lower Prince-Bishopric of Münster"), whereas in ecclesiastical respect

234-474: The area was part of the Diocese of Osnabrück . In those days, Emsland was a part of the region of Westphalia . Clemens August , prince-bishop of Münster ordered to build Clemenswerth Castle to be built as a summer residence for his hunting holidays. It became a main example of Westphalian Baroque . When ge tried to use their soccage in order to build that castle, the peasants of the "Free Hümmling" fought

252-572: The former Soviet Union in the Hümmling who, in addition to the Catholic faith, also belong to the New Apostolic Church and other Protestant faiths ( Pentecostalists , Baptists ). The elevations and land cells in the Hümmling hill country and its near vicinity include (heights in metres above sea level (NN) ): The rivers and streams that rise in and near the hill country of the Hümmling, include the: The settlements in and around

270-529: The launching of the Great War. The Dutch envoy in Berlin, Wilem Alexander Frederik Baron Gevers, tactfully announced the boundary was uncertain, and that the dispute was "opgeschort", which could mean either "suspended" or "resolved", depending on the context. The Dutch government endorsed the ambiguous declaration, thus relieving itself of an obligation to declare war on Germany for violating its neutrality. After

288-535: The tribes at its upper end. Surrounding the river for most of its length, however, were swamps, bogs and marshes. The Romans found they had no place to stand, could not pick the most favourable ground, because there was none, and could not in general follow the strategies and tactics developed by the Roman army . They were stopped at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest , 9 AD, and were checked again 6 years later. The Ems became

306-605: The war, the dispute was resumed. Past Delfzijl, the Ems discharges into the Wadden Sea, part of the North Sea . The two straits that separate the German island of Borkum from its neighbours Rottumeroog (Netherlands) and Memmert (Germany) continue the name "Ems", as they are called Westere(e)ms and Osterems (West and East Ems). The Ems is accompanied and crossed by different long-distance bicycle routes: The Ems

324-740: Was known to several ancient authors: Pliny the Elder in Natural History (4.14), Tacitus in the Annals (Book 1), Pomponius Mela (3.3), Strabo and Ptolemy , Geography (2.10). Ptolemy's name for it was the Amisios potamos, and in Latin Amisius fluvius. The others used the same, or Amisia, or Amasia or Amasios. The identification is certain, as it always is listed between the Rhine and

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