Emsdetten station

Emsdetten (German pronunciation: [ɛmsˈdɛtn̩] ; Westphalian: Detten) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Emsdetten school shooting was a school shooting that occurred at the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in Emsdetten, Germany on 20 November 2006 when 18-year-old former student Sebastian Bosse shot and wounded 8 people and set off several smoke bombs before committing suicide. Even though there were no fatalities besides that of the gunman, the shooting was at one point considered to be the worst school shooting in the history of Germany since the Erfurt massacre, in which 17 people, including the perpetrator, were killed. This position is now held by the 2009 Winnenden school shooting, which left 16 people dead, including the perpetrator.

Emsdettener Mühlenbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and is a tributary of River Ems in Emsdetten. It has a length of 19.6 kilometers.

Halen is a railway station located in Halen, Germany. The station is located on the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway and the train services are operated by NordWestBahn.

Reckenfeld is a railway station located in Reckenfeld, Germany.

Achmer is a railway station located in Achmer, Germany. The station is located on the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway and the train services are operated by NordWestBahn.

Mesum is a village south of Rheine, located in the district Steinfurt, part of North Rhine-Westphalia. The current population in 2004 is about 8500. Mesum was first mentioned in 1373 in a document listing the church. That old church still exists as the oldest building of the village. The village grew in the 19th century with the textile industry. At that time, it was part of the Prussian Kingdom.

Rheine-Mesum is a railway station located in Mesum, Germany.

Prior to 1975, Elte was, with approximately 1,300 residents, a self-standing, political community under the authorities of Rheine. On 1 January 1975, Elte became integrated with other communities within the town of Rheine, 9 km from the centre of Rheine town. Elte still has character of a rural location situated between Emsaue and the countryside. It is now officially named Rheine-Elte. The name "Elte" is first mentioned in a document from the year 1154. In the "Codex traditionum", which is kept in the State Archives in Münster, is in Volume VI page 181 read: Bishop Werner of Münster founded in 1140 an Augustinian monastery in Asbeck. The noble Eppo of Burgsteinfurt gave this monastery two mansions (farms), located in parochia Rene in villa quae "Elethe'dicitur". The linguists interpret all place and field names ending in èthè and èdè as heathlands. The vernacular then gave the village the name "Elte" over time.

Bramsche is a railway station located in Bramsche, Germany. The station is located on the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway and the train services are operated by NordWestBahn.

Frischhofsbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Ems near Rheine.

Hesepe is a railway station located in Hesepe, Germany. The station is located on the Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway and Delmenhorst–Hesepe railway. The train services are operated by NordWestBahn.