Online Encyclopedia

PAPENBURG

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 725 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

PAPENBURG  , a

See also:
town in the Prussian province of Hanover, 27 M. by
See also:
rail S. by W. of
See also:
Emden, and near the right
See also:
bank of the
See also:
Ems, with which it is connected by a canal 3 M. long . Pop . (1905), 7673 . It lies in the centre of extensive moors and in appearance resembles a Dutch town . The
See also:
industries include
See also:
shipbuilding, oil and glass mills, and manufactures of chemicals, cement, nickel goods and machinery . It is a very prosperous
See also:
port and its trade, carried on mainly by
See also:
water, is mostly in the agricultural produce of the extensive moors and pasture lands which lie around it . Papenburg was founded in 1675 and became a town in 1860 .

End of Article: PAPENBURG
[back]
PAPEETE
[next]
PAPER

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.