Emsland | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 52°40′N 7°15′E / 52.67°N 7.25°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Capital | Meppen |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Marc-André Burgdorf (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,881 km2 (1,112 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 338,052 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EL |
| Website | www.emsland.de |
Landkreis Emsland (German: [ˈɛmsˌlant] ) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Steinfurt), the district of Bentheim in Lower Saxony, and the Netherlands (provinces of Drenthe and Groningen).