Emsdetten

Infobox German Location
Name = Emsdetten
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
imagesize =
image_caption =
Wappen = Emsdetten.svg
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 10 |lat_sec = 22
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 32 |lon_sec = 4
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Münster
Kreis = Steinfurt
Höhe = 46
Fläche = 71.89
Einwohner = 35683
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 48282
Vorwahl = 02572
Kfz = ST
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 008
Website = [http://www.emsdetten.de www.emsdetten.de]
Bürgermeister = Georg Moenikes
Partei = CDU

Emsdetten is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 km south-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Münster.

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:

History

Emsdetten school shooting

Infobox civilian attack
title = Geschwister Scholl School attack


caption =
location = flagicon|Germany Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
target = Geschwister Scholl School
date = November 20, 2006
time = 9:30 AM
timezone = UTC+1
type = School shooting
fatalities = 1 (including the perpetrator)
injuries = 8
perps = Sebastian Bosse
weapons = Sawn-off rifles On November 20, 2006, at about 9:30 AM local time, 18-year old Bastian Bosse, who was a former student graduate in 2005, entered the Geschwister Scholl School (a "Realschule"), firing several shots and setting of smoke grenades. 8 people were injured. Bosse was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. He had left an Internet posting and a video message from his parents' living room shortly before the attack. Bosse stated that he hated people and was taught to be a "loser" at this school. [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061120/german_shooting_061120/20061120 Former student dead after storming German school] , "CTV.ca".] [ [http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,449557,00.html 18-jähriger Amokläufer verteilte Bomben im Schulgebäude] ("18-year old madman distributed bombs in school building"), "Spiegel Online".] He also left a suicide note on his website, which is now deleted. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20070911215341/http://de.indymedia.org/2006/11/162651.shtml Amoklauf in Schule in Emsdetten] ("Madman in School in Emsdetten"), "de.indymedia.org".]

The event caused renewed demands for a prohibition of violent computer games (called "Killerspiele" by the German media and politicians) in Germany, even though the suicide note shows no connection between computer games and the shooting, citing social reasons instead. The event and the media attention also inspired a 14-year-old boy named Leopold, known as the "Angry German Kid", to make a video of him getting extremely angry while playing "Unreal Tournament". He released it on the Internet, he said, just to see how people would react to it. [ [http://www.4players.de/cs.php/dispbericht/-/5028/0.html Medienlandschaft Deutschland] . An overview of the media attention in Germany regarding violent games after the Emsdetten shooting. Includes an interview with the "Angry German Kid".] It became a small Internet phenomenon. [cite web|url=http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/web/NT0005B0C2|title=Greatest hits of viral video|date=27 November 2007|first=Mark|last=Sullivan]

References

External links

* [http://www.emsdetten.de Official site] de icon
* [http://www.geschwister-scholl-schule-emsdetten.de/ Geschwister Scholl School] de icon