Nottuln
Nottuln | |
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![]() Center of Nottuln | |
Location of Nottuln within Coesfeld district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°55′N 7°17′E / 51.917°N 7.283°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Coesfeld |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Dietmar Thönnes-Richard[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 85.64 km2 (33.07 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,921 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48301 |
Dialling codes | 02502 02509 (Appelhülsen, Schapdetten) |
Vehicle registration | COE |
Website | www.nottuln.de |
Nottuln (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔtʊln] ; Low German: Notteln) is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Division of the municipality
[edit]The municipality consists of 4 districts
- Nottuln
- Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station)
- Schapdetten
- Darup
History
[edit]Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from Nutlon, which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia.
After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in baroque style by Johann Conrad Schlaun.
Transport
[edit]Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, connecting to Münster. Nottuln has bus lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3; Billerbeck and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and Münster with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.
Points of interest
[edit]Notable people
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Clemensmariafranciscusvonb%C3%B6nninghausen.png/170px-Clemensmariafranciscusvonb%C3%B6nninghausen.png)
- Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker
- Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner of Haus Darup and first district councilor of the Coesfeld district
- Hermann Busenbaum (1600-1668), Jesuit theologian
- Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor
- Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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