Emmen

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Emmen

Total population

56,113

Coordinates52.79°, 6.89°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Emmen is a municipality and city of the province of Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dries van der Lof

Dutch racing driver (1919–1990)

M

Marrit Leenstra

Dutch beach volleyball player

Addy Engels

Dutch road bicycle racer

M

Mario Bühler

Swiss footballer

Bas Sibum

Dutch footballer

H

Harm Pinkster

Dutch classical philologist (1942–2021)

Frank Westerman

Dutch writer and former journalist

Melvin Boskamp

Dutch cyclist

J

Jolanda Bombis-Robben

Dutch handball player

Miranda Schmidt-Robben

Dutch handball player

Jaap Bos

Dutch football player

Jan Loorbach

Dutch lawyer and basketball player

Daniël Lohues

Dutch singer and multi-instrumentalist

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Gerrie de Jonge

Dutch football player

Tijmen Eising

Dutch bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

J

Jan Dekker

Dutch darts player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Drenthe

• Zuidbarge
  2.4 mi away · pop. 380
• Weerdinge
  2.4 mi away · pop. 597
• Klijndijk
  3.3 mi away · pop. 737
• Valthe
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,239
• Oranjedorp
  3.9 mi away · pop. 414
• Erm
  3.9 mi away · pop. 750
• Noord-Sleen
  4 mi away · pop. 565
• Sleen
  4 mi away · pop. 2,220
• Nieuw-Dordrecht
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,633
• Klazienaveen-Noord
  4.7 mi away · pop. 4,847
• Odoornerveen
  4.8 mi away · pop. 416
• Odoorn
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,858

Browse all places in Drenthe →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Emmen

Geschiedenis van Emmen en Zuidoost-Drenthe

M. A. W. Gerding · 1989

Problemen zijn niet van vandaag of gisteren

Ger Koenen · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-10-02

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-30

Poplar Ladybird Beetle

Oenopia conglobata

Seen 2026-09-28

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-27

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-27

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-09-21

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-09-18

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-13

fairy ring marasmius

Marasmius oreades

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers