Velen
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Location of Velen within Borken district
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| Coordinates | 51°53′38″N 6°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°ECoordinates: 51°53′38″N 6°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Borken |
| subdivisions | 6 |
| Mayor | Ralf Groß-Holtick |
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| Area | 70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population | 12,978 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 184 /km2 (477 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BOR |
| Postal code | 46342 |
| Area codes | 0 28 63 |
| Website | www.velen.de |
- For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň.
Velen is a municipality in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Holthausen-Barnsfeld, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the city received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president.
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