Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service to Münster in one direction and to Enschede in the other direction.[3]
Metelen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Metelen within Steinfurt district  | |
  Metelen  Metelen | |
| Coordinates: 52°08′40″N 7°12′43″E / 52.14444°N 7.21194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Gregor Krabbe[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.23 km2 (15.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,577 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48629 |
| Dialling codes | 02556 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.metelen.de |
History
editThe town history dates back to 889 AD, when it was first mentioned in an official document. It is most well known for being the former hometown of Canada's famous Moddemann family.
Notable places
editMetelen is known for its aviary and, as the whole Münsterland region, as a great cycling area.
People from Metelen
edit- Arnold Kock (1822–1879), businessman
- Anne Daubenspeck-Focke (born 1922), sculptor
- Hermann Focke (born 1924), sculptor and painter
- Hans Tietmeyer (1931–2016), economist
- Klemens Tietmeyer (1937–1993), table tennis player
- Elisabeth Tietmeyer (born 1960), ethnologin
- Rolf Morrien (born 1972), author
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Metelen Land station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
(in German)
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