Mettingen
Mettingen | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mettingen
within Steinfurt district | |
Location of Mettingen | |
Mettingen Mettingen | |
| 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 | 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,041 |
| • Density | 297/km2 (768/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛtɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring places
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
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
- 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 (1943–2024), 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
- Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932)
- Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969)
- Theodor Kersting (1973)
- Josef Wiese (2005)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
- Official website (in German)