Dülmen
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Münster |
| District: | Coesfeld |
| Area: | 184.49 km² |
| Population: | 47,353 (12/31/2002) |
| Population density: | 256/km² |
| Elevation: | 46 – 150 m |
| Postal code: | 48249 |
| Area/distance code: | 25–94 (025–94) 25–90 (025–90) in Hiddingsel |
| Location: | 51° 49′ 51″ N 7° 16′ 42″ E |
| Municipal code: | 0558016 |
| Car designation: | COE
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| Arrangement of the city: | 7 districts |
| Address of the city administration: | Markt 1–3 48248 |
| Website: | www.duelmen.de |
Dülmen is a city in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen – Wanne Eickel – Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund – Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn. The nearest airport is the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven.
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Subdivisions
- Kirchspiel
- Buldern
- Hausdülmen
- Hiddingsel – population: 1,753 (October 31, 2004), website: http://www.hiddingsel.de
- Merfeld – population: 1,994 (January 2004), the place was founded in 890. It becama 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 – population: 2,375 (2004), the area was founded in 1050. The area became a district on 1974 except for Lette and Darup.
Area
- Field: 82.33 km²/16.36%
- Garden: 1.22 km²
- Grassland: 46.28 km²
- Forests: 26.67 km²
- Water: 2.64 km²
- Heath 0.02 km²
- Unused land: 0.42 km²
- Not land: 0.09 km²
- Yard surfaces: 13.31 km²
- Roads, Highways and squares: 8.83 km²
- Other: 2.68 km²
- Total: 184.49 km²
History
The place was first mentioned ad Dulmenni in 889. The city becan using the present name since April 11, 1131. 90% of the city was destroyed in World War II. After the War, the city was rebuilt. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.
Twinnings
- Mézières, France, also heute Charleville-Mézières).
- Fehrbellin, Brandenburg, Germany
Persons
- Anna Katharina Emmerick
- Max von Spiessen, writer
- Franka Potente
- Jürgen Drews, Entertainer
- Clemens Brentano, lived from 1819 to 1824
External links
- In German:
- Informationen about the history of Dülmen on the homepage of Clemens-Brentano-Gymnasium
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