Nordkirchen
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Nordkirchen | ||
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district | ||
Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E / 51.73806°N 7.52556°ECoordinates: 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 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Dietmar Bergmann | |
Area | ||
• Total | 52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi) | |
Population (2014-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,677 | |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 59394 | |
Dialling codes | 0 25 96 | |
Vehicle registration | COE | |
Website | www.nordkirchen.de |
Nordkirchen 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.
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References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
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