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6 unusual facts about Emmen


Ampsivarii

In fact at least two modern cities are names after the Ems there: Emden (German) and Emmen (Dutch).

Emmen

Emmen, Netherlands, a town and municipality in the Province of Drenthe

Emmen, Netherlands

There are extensive glasshouse complexes for horticulture, especially in the Klazienaveen-Erica area.

OGAE Second Chance Contest 1999

The contest was held in Emmen in the Netherlands after Nurlaila's win the previous year with "Alsof je bij me bent".

Party for the North

In the March 2006 city-council (Gemeenteraad) elections, the PvhN for the first time contested in three cities (Groningen, Delfzijl and Emmen).

Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from May 29 to June 7, 1996, in Emmen, Netherlands.


Bas Dost

At one point he was just about to move to Finland, to RoPS as Emmen's former technical director Tom Saintfiet was coaching there.

Milunka Lazarević

There were also outright or shared first places at Wijk aan Zee, Belgrade, Emmen (all 1972) and the Travnik zonal tournament of 1978.


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