Dülmen

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Dülmen
Town Hall and Market Square.
Town Hall and Market Square.
Coat of arms of Dülmen
Dülmen is located in Germany
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Dülmen
Coordinates 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083°N 7.27833°E / 51.83083; 7.27833Coordinates: 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083°N 7.27833°E / 51.83083; 7.27833
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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[edit] 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.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Dülmen is twinned with:

[edit] 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.

[edit] Notable persons

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

[edit] External links

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Towns and municipalities in Coesfeld (district)
Coat of Arms of Coesfeld district
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