Jemgum

Jemgum
Jemgum
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Leer
Mayor Johann Tempel (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 78.48 km2 (30.30 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m  (0 ft)
Population 3,643 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 46 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LER
Postal code 26844
Area codes 0 49 58
Website www.jemgum.de

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). The Rheiderland is located in East Friesland. The East Friesland area of Germany (also known in English as East Frisia) is home to German writers Georg Klein (Bunde) and Uwe Kreisel (Jemgum).

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