Dersum

Dersum

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Dersum

Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 07°16′32″E / 52.96028°N 7.27556°ECoordinates: 52°57′37″N 07°16′32″E / 52.96028°N 7.27556°E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Emsland
Municipal assoc. Dörpen
Government
  Mayor Hermann Coßmann (CDU)
Area
  Total 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,500
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 26906
Dialling codes 04963
Vehicle registration EL
Website www.dersum.de

Dersum is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies between the River Ems in the east and the border with the Netherlands in the west. Haren is about 24 kilometers to the south and Papenburg about 17 kilometres to the north east.

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