Emsdetten
# Emsdetten

Emsdetten (German pronunciation: (listen); Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Geography

Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 kilometres (8 miles) south-east of Rheine and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Münster.

### Neighbouring places

* Rheine
* Hörstel
* Saerbeck
* Greven
* Nordwalde
* Steinfurt
* Neuenkirchen

### Division of the town

Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:

* Emsdetten
* Ahlintel
* Austum
* Hembergen
* Hollingen
* Isendorf
* Sinningen
* Westum

## 2006 school shooting

On 20 November 2006, 18-year-old former student Bastian Bosse entered the Geschwister Scholl School, fired several shots and set off smoke grenades. He injured 22 people before killing himself by a shot into the mouth. Even though there were no other fatalities, the shooting was considered the deadliest school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre; this position is now held by the Winnenden school shooting.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Emsdetten is twinned with:

* Chojnice, Poland
* Hengelo, Netherlands

## Notable people

* Walt Tkaczuk (born 1947), ice hockey player, first German born player in the National Hockey League
* Kathrin Vogler (born 1963), politician, MdB
* Atze Schröder (born 1965), comedian
* Norbert Krüler (born 1957), musician
* Valerie Niehaus (born 1974), actress
* Christina Schulze-Föcking (born 1976), politician, MdL NRW
* Tim Wieskötter (born 1979), sprint canoeist, Olympic winner
* Lutz Altepost (born 1981), sprint canoeist, Olympic medalist and world champion
* Benjamin Behrla (born 1985), judoka
* Sebastian Sebastian Bosse (29 April 1988 – 20 November 2006) Perpetrator of the Emsdetten Emsdetten school shooting

## Gallery

* Villa Schaub
* August Holländer Museum
* The Town Museum
* The concert hall (Emslandhalle)
* The art gallery
* A museum dedicated to tools
* Emsdetten's Urban Park
