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Dülmen
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Location of the town of Dülmen within Coesfeld district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Town subdivisions | 7 |
| Mayor | Elisabeth Stremlau (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 184.49 km2 (71.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 - 150 m |
| Population | 46,762 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 253 /km2 (656 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | COE |
| Postal code | 48249 |
| Area codes | 02594 (some districts differ) |
| Website | www.duelmen.de |
Dülmen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east. South of Dülmen the Ruhr area is located.
After the local government reforms of 1975 Dülmen consists of the 7 subdivisions:
Merfeld was founded in 890. It became a part of Dülmen in 1975. The area is rural and has some forests and is an agricultural area. Tourism is very popular in Merfeld. Rorup was founded in 1050 and became a district in 1974 except for the villags Coesfeld-Lette and Darup. The music school in Duelmen (photo) was built in 1989.
The place was first mentioned as Dulmenni in 889. The city began using the present name on April 11, 1131. The city belonged to the House of Croÿ at the time they were mediatized in 1806. The Dülmen oil plant was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II: 90% of the city was destroyed and the city was rebuilt after the war. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.
Dülmen is twinned with:
Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and a railway station on the Essen–Wanne Eickel–Münster line, which was built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company, and the Dortmund–Enschede railway, which was built by the Dortmund-Gronau-Enschede Railway Company and links Dortmund and Gronau. The nearest airports are the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven and the Düsseldorf International Airport.
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