Emmerich

Emmerich (German: Emmerich am Rhein, literally: Emmerich on the Rhine) is a town and municipality on the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the right bank (northern) of the Rhine, about 10 km north of Kleve and about five kilometers south of the Dutch border at 's-Heerenberg. The municipality of Emmerich has 29,571 inhabitants and covers an area of approximately 80 km². The highest point in the municipality is the Eltenberg at 82 m above sea level. Emmerich can be reached by car via the Dutch motorway A12 which turns into the German A3 (Arnhem-Oberhausen) and also via the provincial road from the direction of the Dutch 's-Heerenberg and Doetinchem.

HistoryIn the year 828, Emmerich is mentioned in writing for the first time. Emmerich probably came into existence around the year 700. Until the middle of the 13th century, Emmerich developed into a trading place.On 31 May 1233, Count Otto of Zutphen and Guelders granted Emmerich to the royal city of the empire by the competent authority of the Roman Emperor Frederick II and the German King Henry VII (father and son). Between 1307 and 1570, Emmerich was a Hanseatic city. Emmerich belonged to the Duchy of Guelders until 1402. Examples of the Old Geldersche architectural style can still be found. An example of this is the southern façade of the St. Martini Münsterkirche, which was built in the first half of the 16th century. Until the Congress of Vienna, the current districts of Borghees, Klein-Netterden, Leegmeer and Speelberg were Dutch territory. In 1816 Prussia received these hamlets. During the Second World War, Emmerich was destroyed by a British air raid on 7 October 1944. Between 1949 and 31 July 1963, the current district of Elten was annexed by the Netherlands. Since 1 February 2001 the city has been called Emmerich am Rhein, before that it was Emmerich.

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