Nordkirchen

Nordkirchen
Coat of arms
Nordkirchen
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district
Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°E / 51.73806; 7.52556Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°E / 51.73806; 7.52556
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Bergmann
Area
• Total	52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,618
• Density	180/km2 (480/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.

See also

• Arenberg-Nordkirchen

Towns and municipalities in Coesfeld (district) Ascheberg Billerbeck Coesfeld Dülmen Havixbeck Lüdinghausen Nordkirchen Nottuln Olfen Rosendahl Senden

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