Westerkappeln

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Westerkappeln
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Westerkappeln
Westerkappeln (Germany)
Westerkappeln
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Steinfurt
Municipal subdivisions 3
Mayor Winfried Pohlmann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 99.8 km² (38.5 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 7,729  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 77 /km² (201 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ST (until 1975: TE)
Postal code 48496
Area code 05458
Website www.hopsten.de

Coordinates: 52°22′50″N 7°36′00″E / 52.38056, 7.6

Westerkappeln is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km north-west of Osnabrück.