Dinslaken

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Dinslaken
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Dinslaken
Dinslaken (Germany)
Dinslaken
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Wesel
Town subdivisions 6
Mayor Sabine Weiss (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 47.67 km² (18.4 sq mi)
Elevation 20 - 113 m
Population 70,233  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 1,473 /km² (3,816 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WES
Postal codes 46535, 46537, 46539
Area code 02064
Website www.dinslaken.de

Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 6°44′00″E / 51.566667, 6.733333

Dinslaken is an industrial city in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness horse race track (Trabrennbahn Dinslaken in German).

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[edit] Geography

Dinslaken is situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 km north of Duisburg.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

  • Hünxe
  • Bottrop
  • Oberhausen
  • Duisburg
  • Rheinberg
  • Voerde

[edit] Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 6 subdivisions

  • Eppinghoven
  • Hiesfeld
  • Innenstadt
  • Lohberg
  • Bruch
  • Averbruch

[edit] Sights

The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but has been rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

[edit] Twin towns

Dinslaken's twin towns include:

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