Neuenkirchen, Westphalia

Neuenkirchen
Coat of arms
Neuenkirchen
Location of Neuenkirchen within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E / 52.24111°N 7.36889°ECoordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E / 52.24111°N 7.36889°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Franz Möllering
Area
• Total	48 km^2 (19 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,595
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48485
Dialling codes	05973
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	www.neuenkirchen.de

Neuenkirchen, church: die katholische Pfarrkiche Sankt Anna

Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neuenkirchen is the biggest village in the district of Steinfurt. It is situated approximately 7 km south-west of Rheine and 35 km north-west of Münster.

Geography

Neighbouring places

• Wettringen
• Steinfurt
• Emsdetten
• Rheine
• Salzbergen

Division of the municipality

• St. Arnold
• Offlum
• Sutrum-Harum
• Landersum

Politics

Town assembly

After the local elections on September 26, 2004 the town assembly has the following structure:

• CDU 15 seats
• SPD 5 seats
• Green Party 2 seats
• FDP 1 seats
• UWG 3 seats

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.

External links

• Official site (German)