Velen

Location of Velen within Borken district
Velen
Velen Castle

Velen
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
subdivisions	6
Mayor	Ralf Groß-Holtick

Basic statistics
Area	70.52 km² (27.23 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population	12,978 (31 December 2010)^[1]
- Density	184 /km² (477 /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

For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň.

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.

Towns and municipalities in Borken (district)

Ahaus \| Bocholt \| Borken \| Gescher \| Gronau \| Heek \| Heiden \| Isselburg \| Legden \| Raesfeld \| Reken \| Rhede \| Schöppingen \| Stadtlohn \| Südlohn \| Velen \| Vreden

References

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