Mettingen
Mettingen | |
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Location of Mettingen within Steinfurt district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E / 52.31667°N 7.78056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Christina Rählmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49497 |
| Dialling codes | 05452 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.mettingen.de |
Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring places[edit]
Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.
Economy[edit]
The production site of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen. Until 2018 Mettingen had one of the last two active coal mines in Germany.
People from Mettingen[edit]
- Felix Lobrecht (born 1988), German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author.
- Clemens (1818-1902) and August (1819-1892) Brenninkmeijer brothers who co-founded department store C&A in Sneek, The Netherlands
- Josef Wiese (1932-2009), co-founder of Coppenrath & Wiese
- Kasper König (born 1943), from 2000 until the end of October 2012 director of the Museum Ludwig, art professor and curator
- Peter Niemeyer (born 1983), German footballer
- Annika Suthe (born 1985), German spearhead, 2004 Olympian and Junior European champion
Honorary citizens[edit]
- Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932)
- Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969)
- Theodor Kersting (1973)
- Josef Wiese (2005)
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in German)
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