Nordkirchen

Nordkirchen
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 / 51.73806; 7.52556
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictCoesfeld
Subdivisions3
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
 • Density201.0/km2 (520.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59394
Dialling codes0 25 96
Vehicle registrationCOE, LH
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.