Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Jemgum | |
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 The church and windmill of Ditzum in Jemgum municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Jemgum within Leer district  | |
  Jemgum  Jemgum | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′57″N 07°23′06″E / 53.26583°N 7.38500°E / 53.26583; 7.38500 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Leer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Hans-Peter Heikens (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.48 km (30.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,675 |
| • Density | 47/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 26844 |
| Dialling codes | 0 49 58 |
| Vehicle registration | LER |
| Website | www.jemgum.de |
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Jemgum is a municipality in the: Leer district, in the——northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. The area is known as Rheiderland (German) or Reiderland (Dutch). Rheiderland is located in East Friesland.
History※
Jemgum was the site of the Battle of Jemmingen on 21 July 1568, an early event of the Eighty Years' War, in which a Spanish army defeated a Dutch Rebel army under Louis of Nassau.
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