Dinslaken

Dinslaken
Coat of arms
Dinslaken
Location of Dinslaken within Wesel district
Coordinates: 51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.567°N 6.733°ECoordinates: 51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.567°N 6.733°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Government
• Mayor	Michael Heidinger (SPD)
Area
• Total	47.67 km^2 (18.41 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	67,065
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	46535, 46537, 46539
Dialling codes	02064
Vehicle registration	WES, DIN, MO
Website	www.dinslaken.de

Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Hünxe
• Bottrop
• Oberhausen
• Duisburg
• Rheinberg
• Voerde

Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions

• Eppinghoven
• Hiesfeld
• Innenstadt
• Lohberg
• Oberlohberg
• Bruch
• Averbruch
• Hagenbezirk

Sights

The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

International relations

Dinslaken's twin towns include:^[2]

• Agen, France^[2][3]
• Arad, Israel^[2]

References

Notes

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
2. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.

External links

• Official site (German)