Neuenkirchen, Westphalia
Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neuenkirchen is the biggest village in the district of Steinfurt. It is situated approximately 7 km south-west of Rheine and 35 km north-west of Münster.
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Location of Neuenkirchen within Steinfurt district ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Steinfurt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Franz Möllering |
Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 13,905 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 48485 |
Dialling codes | 05973 |
Vehicle registration | ST |
Website | www.neuenkirchen.de |
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Neuenkirchen: Catholic church Sankt Anna
Geography
Neighbouring places
Division of the municipality
- St. Arnold
- Offlum
- Sutrum-Harum
- Landersum
Politics
Town assembly
After the local elections on September 26, 2004 the town assembly has the following structure:
Sons and daughters of the community
- Johannes Georg Bednorz (born 1950), physicist and Nobel laureate, a residential street bears his name (Georg-Bednorz-Strasse).
- Josef F. Bille (born 1944), physicist and inventor, bearer of the European Inventive Price
- August Rohling (1839-1931), theologian and anti-Semite
- Hans Weiner (born 1950), footballer
- André Wiwerink (born 1980), footballer
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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