What is Emsland?
{{Infobox German district |name=Emsland |state=Lower Saxony |capital=[[Meppen (Germany)|Meppen]] |area=2,881 |Kreisschlüssel = 03454 |carsign=EL |url=http://www.emsland.de |map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1197}} |image_coa = DEU Landkreis Emsland COA.svg |image_flag = }} '''Emsland''' is a [[districts of Germany|district]] in [[Lower Saxony, Germany]]. It is named after the river [[Ems (river)|Ems]]. == Cities and municipalities == [[File:Emsland gemeinden.png|350px|right]] (Population 2005) '''[[Municipality|Free municipalities and towns]]''' #'''[[Emsbüren]]''' (9,749) #'''[[Geeste, Emsland|Geeste]]''' (11,279) #'''[[Haren, Germany|Haren]]''', town (22,754) #'''[[Haselünne]]''', town (12,549) #'''[[Lingen]]''', town (51,318) #'''[[Meppen, Germany|Meppen]]''', town (34,196) #'''[[Papenburg]]''', town (34,519) #'''[[Rhede, Lower Saxony|Rhede]]''' (4,228) #'''[[Salzbergen]]''' (7,436) #'''[[Twist, Germany|Twist]]''' (9,640) '''[[Amt (political division)|Samtgemeinden]]''' <ol start=11> <li value=11>'''[[Dörpen (Samtgemeinde)|Dörpen]]''' (15,446)</li> <li>'''[[Freren (Samtgemeinde)|Freren]]''' (10,834)</li> <li>'''[[Herzlake (Samtgemeinde)|Herzlake]]''' (9,821)</li> <li>'''[[Lathen (Samtgemeinde)|Lathen]]''' (10,815)</li> <li>'''[[Lengerich (Samtgemeinde)|Lengerich]]''' (9,083)</li> <li>'''[[Nordhümmling]]''' (12,149)</li> <li>'''[[Sögel (Samtgemeinde)|Sögel]]''' (15,484)</li> <li>'''[[Spelle (Samtgemeinde)|Spelle]]''' (12,653)</li> <li>'''[[Werlte (Samtgemeinde)|Werlte]]''' (15,660)</li> </ol> {{clear}} {| |valign=top| '''[[Dörpen (Samtgemeinde)|Dörpen]]''' # [[Dersum]] # [[Dörpen]]<sup>1</sup> # [[Heede]] # [[Kluse]] # [[Lehe, Lower Saxony|Lehe]] # [[Neubörger]] # [[Neulehe]] # [[Walchum]] # [[Wippingen]] '''[[Freren (Samtgemeinde)|Freren]]''' # [[Andervenne]] # [[Beesten]] # [[Freren]]<sup>1, 2</sup> # [[Messingen]] # [[Thuine]] '''[[Herzlake (Samtgemeinde)|Herzlake]]''' # [[Dohren, Emsland|Dohren]] # [[Herzlake]]<sup>1</sup> # [[Lähden]] |valign=top| '''[[Lathen (Samtgemeinde)|L