Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Ems
EMS, a watering place of Prussia, in the district of Wiesbaden, province of Hesse-Nassau, is situated on the Lahn, 7 miles S.E. of Coblentz, in a beautiful valley surrounded by wooded mountains and vine-clad hills. It possesses alkaline hot springs, which are used both for drinking and for bathing, and are considered of great efficacy as a remedy for chronic nervous diseases and affections of the liver and respiratory organs. About 15,000 persons frequent them annually. In Ems, on July 13th, 1870, took place the famous interview between King William of Prussia and the French ambassador Benedetti, which resulted in the French and German war of 1870–71. The population of Ems in 1875 was 6104.
Plan of Ems.
1. Evangelical Church 7. Police Office
2. Synagogue. 8. New Baths.
3. Gas Works. 9. Catholic Church
4. Baths. 10. Catholic Cemetery
5. Curhaus 11 English Church.
6. Cursaal