Nordkirchen
Nordkirchen | |
|---|---|
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Nordkirchen
within Coesfeld district | |
Location of Nordkirchen | |
Nordkirchen Nordkirchen | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dietmar Bergmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.41 km2 (20.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,534 |
| • Density | 201.0/km2 (520.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59394 |
| Dialling codes | 0 25 96 |
| Vehicle registration | COE, LH |
| Website | www.nordkirchen.de |
Nordkirchen (German pronunciation: [nɔʁtˈkɪʁçn̩]) 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.
Mayor
The mayor is Dietmar Bergmann. He was elected in 2009 and reelected in 2014 and 2020.
See also
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 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.