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Haselünne

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Haselünne within Emsland district

(2019–24) Werner Schräer^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total159.2 km² (61.5 sq mi)Elevation

20 m (70 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,552 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49740

Dialling codes0 59 61Vehicle registrationELWebsitewww.haseluenne.de

Haselünne (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːzl̩ˌʏnə] ^ⓘ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Emsland. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 15 km east of Meppen.

Notable people

Notable people born in the city

Anton C. R. Dreesmann (1854–1934), co-founder of the Vroom & Dreesmann department store.
Friedrich Berentzen (1928–2009), entrepreneur (Berentzen).
Said Bahaji (born 1975), alleged Islamic terrorist and presumed member of the Hamburg terror cell who participated in the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.
Jens Robben (born 1983), soccer player.

Notable residents

Dodo zu Innhausen und Knyphausen (1583–1636), commander in the Thirty Years War, died on January 1, 1636, in the Battle of Haselünne.

References

^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.