Nordkirchen

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.

Nordkirchen Church St. Mauritius
Nordkirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district
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Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictCoesfeld
Subdivisions3
Government
  MayorDietmar Bergmann
Area
  Total52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total10,111
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59394
Dialling codes0 25 96
Vehicle registrationCOE
Websitewww.nordkirchen.de

Mayor

The mayor is Dietmar Bergmann (SPD). He was elected in 2009 and reelected in 2014.

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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