Metelen

Metelen
Metelen
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	Coordinates: 52°08′40″N 7°12′43″E / 52.14444°N 7.21194°ECoordinates: 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 (CDU)
Area
• Total	40.23 km2 (15.53 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	6,363
• Density	160/km2 (410/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

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]

History[]

The 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.

Metelen Land Railway Museum

Notable places[]

Metelen is known for its aviary and, as the whole Münsterland region, as a great cycling area.

People from Metelen[]

(1822–1879), businessman
Anne Daubenspeck-Focke (born 1922), sculptor
(born 1924), sculptor and painter
Hans Tietmeyer (1931–2016), economist
(1937–1993), table tennis player
(born 1960), ethnologin
(born 1972), author

References[]

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Metelen Land station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

External links[]

Official website (in German)

Metelen, church

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[1] Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[3] "Metelen Land station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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Metelen
Coat of arms
show Location of Metelen within Steinfurt district
Metelen Metelen Show map of GermanyShow map of North Rhine-WestphaliaShow all
Coordinates: 52°08′40″N 7°12′43″E / 52.14444°N 7.21194°E / 52.14444; 7.21194Coordinates: 52°08′40″N 7°12′43″E / 52.14444°N 7.21194°E / 52.14444; 7.21194
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 (2020-12-31)^[2]
• Total	6,363
• Density	160/km² (410/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