Harsewinkel

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Harsewinkel
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Harsewinkel
Harsewinkel (Germany)
Harsewinkel
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Gütersloh
Town subdivisions 3
Mayor Sabine Amsbeck-Dopheide (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 100.12 km² (38.7 sq mi)
Elevation 56-79 m
Population 24,264  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 242 /km² (628 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GT
Postal code 33428
Area code 05247
Website www.harsewinkel.de

Coordinates: 51°58′00″N 08°13′59″E / 51.966667, 8.23306

Harsewinkel Town Hall
Harsewinkel Town Hall

Harsewinkel is a town in Gütersloh District in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the river Ems, some 15 km north-west of Gütersloh.

Harsewinkel is also where the Headquarters of Europe's leading combine harvester manufacturer CLAAS, is located

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