Nordkirchen
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| Nordkirchen | ||
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  Nordkirchen | ||
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district 
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| Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°ECoordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Münster | |
| District | Coesfeld | |
| Subdivisions | 3 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dietmar Bergmann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,483 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 59394 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 25 96 | |
| Vehicle registration | COE | |
| Website | www.nordkirchen.de | |
Nordkirchen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nordkirchen's most famous site is Schloss Nordkirchen, built in the 18th century for a local bishop and known as the Versailles of Westphalia, as it is the largest residence in that part of Germany. Nordkirchen is known as location of a transmission site for medium wave for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the Nordkirchen transmitter.
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References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 31 July 2013.
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