Haltern

Haltern am See
New town hall
Haltern am See
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Recklinghausen
Mayor Bodo Klimpel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 158.34 km2 (61.14 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 37,763 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 238 /km2 (618 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RE
Postal code 45721
Area codes 02364 (Haltern am See), 02360 (Lippramsdorf)
Website www.haltern.de

Haltern (also: Haltern am See, Haltern at the lake) is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal, approx. 15 km north of Recklinghausen.

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International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Haltern is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

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Members of the Hanseatic League by Quarter
Chief cities are highlighted; Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire are shown in italics.
Wendish Quarter
Saxon Quarter
Baltic Quarter
Westphalian
Quarter
Principal Kontore
Bryggen (Bergen) · Hanzekantoor (Bruges, Antwerp†) · Steelyard (London) · Peterhof (Novgorod)
Subsidiary Kontore
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* Cologne and Dortmund were both capital of the Westphalian Quarter at different times.
† Antwerp gained importance once Bruges became inaccessible due to the silting of the Zwin channel.
Towns and municipalities in Recklinghausen (district)