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Dülmen Town Hall and Market Square.
DülmenLocation of the town of Dülmen within Coesfeld district
Coordinates 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083°N 7.27833°ECoordinates: 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083°N 7.27833°E Administration Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Münster District Coesfeld Town subdivisions 7 Mayor Elisabeth Stremlau (SPD) Basic statistics Area 184.49 km2 (71.23 sq mi) Elevation 46 - 150 m Population 46,762 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 253 /km2 (656 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate COE Postal code 48249 Area codes 02594 (some districts differ) Website www.duelmen.de Dülmen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Geography
Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east. South of Dülmen the Ruhr area is located.
Neighbouring municipalities
Division
After the local government reforms of 1975 Dülmen consists of the 7 subdivisions:
- Dülmen
- Kirchspiel
- Buldern
- Hausdülmen
- Hiddingsel [1] - population: 1,753 (as of October 31, 2004)
- Merfeld - population: 2,048 (as of April 30, 2005)
- Rorup - population: 2,375 (as of 2004)
Merfeld was founded in 890. It became a part of Dülmen in 1975. The area is rural and has some forests and is an agricultural area. Tourism is very popular in Merfeld. Rorup was founded in 1050 and became a district in 1974 except for the villags Coesfeld-Lette and Darup. The music school in Duelmen (photo) was built in 1989.
History
The place was first mentioned as Dulmenni in 889. The city began using the present name on April 11, 1131. The city belonged to the House of Croÿ at the time they were mediatized in 1806. The Dülmen oil plant was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II: 90% of the city was destroyed[citation needed] and the city was rebuilt after the war. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in GermanyDülmen is twinned with:
Transportation
Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and a railway station on the Essen–Wanne Eickel–Münster line, which was built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company, and the Dortmund–Enschede railway, which was built by the Dortmund-Gronau-Enschede Railway Company and links Dortmund and Gronau. The nearest airports are the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven and the Düsseldorf International Airport.
Notable persons
- Bl. Anna Katharina Emmerick
- Max von Spiessen, Writer
- Franka Potente, Actor
- Jürgen Drews, Entertainer
- Hartmut Surmann, Researcher
- Clemens Brentano, Writer, lived in Dülmen from 1819 to 1824
- Franz von Papen, Politician, lived in Dülmen from 1918 to 1930
- Ma Root, Coach
References
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
External links
- Official site (German)
- Sommer in Dülmen (German)
- Winter in Dülmen (German)
- Heimatverein Dülmen e.V. (German)
- Local radiostation (German)
- Local merchant community (German)
- Company website HAZEMAG & EPR
Towns and municipalities in Coesfeld (district) Ascheberg | Billerbeck | Coesfeld | Dülmen | Havixbeck | Lüdinghausen | Nordkirchen | Nottuln | Olfen | Rosendahl | Senden
Categories:- Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
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