Nottuln

Nottuln
Nottuln
	Center of Nottuln
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Nottuln within Coesfeld district
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	Coordinates: 51°55′N 7°17′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Manuela Mahnke (SPD)
Area
• Total	85.64 km2 (33.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Lowest elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	19,557
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48301
Dialling codes	02502; 02509 (Appelhülsen, Schapdetten)
Vehicle registration	COE
Website	www.nottuln.de

Nottuln is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of 4 districts

Nottuln
Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station)
Schapdetten
Darup

History

Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 before christ. The name of Nottuln originates from "Nutlon" which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia. After a big fire 1748 it was built up by Johann Conrad Schlaun.

Transport

Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, connecting to Münster. Nottuln has bus lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3; Billerbeck and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and Münster with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.

Points of interests

Longinus Tower

Personalities

Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen

Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker
Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner on Haus Darup and first district councilor of the district Coesfeld
Hermann Busenbaum (1600-1668), Jesuit theologian
Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor
Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster,

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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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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.