Velen, Germany

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Velen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Velen
Velen, Germany (Germany)
Velen, Germany
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
subdivisions 6
Mayor Ralf Groß-Holtick
Basic statistics
Area 70.52 km² (27.2 sq mi)
Elevation 57 m  (187 ft)
Population 13,014  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 185 /km² (478 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BOR
Postal code 46342
Area codes 0 28 63
Website www.velen.de

Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E / 51.89389, 6.98972

Velen is a municipality in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Holthausen-Barnsfeld, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the city received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president.