Ems River
Top 11 in Top 12 Longest Rivers in Germany
The Ems is a river in Germany's northwest. It flows through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony before emptying into the Wadden Sea's Dollart Bay. It is 362.4 kilometers long in total (225.2 mi). The Ems estuary serves as the state border between the Lower Saxon region of East Friesland (Germany) and the province of Groningen (Netherlands), the exact course of which was the subject of a border dispute between Germany and the Netherlands (addressed in 2014).
Biking is very popular along the Ems River, with three different long-distanced bicycle routes that run alongside and cross the river: The EmsAuenWeg, the Emsland Route, and the Hase Ems Weg.
Length: 362.4 km
