The municipality comprises the urban core Emmen and several surrounding villages, each with their own character. The city has a population of 109,000 and the town covers 35,000 hectares of land. Emmen is one of the larger municipalities of the Netherlands. What Emmen distinguishes from other large municipalities, is the municipality’s versatile character: in addition to the facilities of the urban core, the town Emmen offers the peace and space of the villages in the countryside.

 map of the town