Nordkirchen
Nordkirchen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nordkirchen's most famous site is Schloss Nordkirchen, built in the 18th century for a local bishop and known as the Versailles of Westphalia, as it is the largest residence in that part of Germany. Nordkirchen is known as location of a transmission site for medium wave for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the Nordkirchen transmitter.
Nordkirchen Church St. Mauritius
Nordkirchen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district   | |
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| Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dietmar Bergmann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,063 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 59394 |
| Dialling codes | 0 25 96 |
| Vehicle registration | COE |
| Website | www.nordkirchen.de |
Mayor
The mayor is Dietmar Bergmann (SPD). He was elected in 2009 and reelected in 2014.
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See also
Towns and municipalities in Coesfeld (district) | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Coesfeld district | ||
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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