Hörstel

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Hörstel
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hörstel
Hörstel (Germany)
Hörstel
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Steinfurt
Mayor Heinz Hüppe (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 107.32 km² (41.4 sq mi)
Elevation 145 m  (476 ft)
Population 19,903  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 185 /km² (480 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ST
Postal code 48477
Area codes 05454,05459,05978
Website www.hoerstel.de

Coordinates: 52°17′50″N 7°35′10″E / 52.29722, 7.58611

Hörstel is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the junction of the Mittellandkanal and the Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 10 km east of Rheine.