Dülmen

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Dülmen
Music school in Dülmen
Music school in Dülmen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Dülmen
Dülmen (Germany)
Dülmen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Coesfeld
Town subdivisions 7
Mayor Jan Dirk Püttmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 184.49 km² (71.2 sq mi)
Elevation 46 - 150 m
Population 47,432  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 257 /km² (666 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate COE
Postal code 48249
Area codes 02594 (some districts differ)
Website www.duelmen.de

Coordinates: 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083, 7.27833

Dülmen is a municipality in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east. South of Dülmen the Ruhr area is located.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division

After the local government reforms of 1975 Dülmen consists of the 7 subdivisions:

  • Dülmen
  • Kirchspiel
  • Buldern
  • Hausdülmen
  • Hiddingsel [1] - population: 1,753 (as of October 31, 2004)
  • Merfeld - population: 2,048 (as of April 30, 2005)
  • Rorup - population: 2,375 (as of 2004)

Merfeld was founded in 890. It became a part of Dülmen in 1975. The area is rural and has some forests and is an agricultural area. Tourism is very popular in Merfeld. Rorup was founded in 1050 and became a district in 1974 except for the villags Coesfeld-Lette and Darup. The music school in Duelmen (photo) was builded in 1989. Now there is a big supermarket.

[edit] Area 4

Field 82.33 km²
Garden 1.22 km²
Grassland 46.28 km²
Forests 26.67 km²
Water 2.64 km²
Heath 0.02 km²
Unused land 0.42 km²
Not land 0.09 km²
Yard surfaces 13.31 km²
Roads Highways and squares 8.83 km²
Other 2.68 km²
Total 184.49 km²

[edit] History

The place was first mentioned ad Dulmenni in 889. The city began using the present name on April 11, 1131. The city belonged to the House of Croÿ at the time they were mediatized in 1806. 90% of the city was destroyed in World War II. After the War, the city was rebuilt. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Transportation

Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen - Wanne Eickel - Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund - Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn. The nearest airports are the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven and the Düsseldorf International Airport.

[edit] Notable persons

[edit] External links

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