Velen
| Velen | ||
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Velen Castle | ||
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  Velen | ||
Location of Velen within Borken district 
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| Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°ECoordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Münster | |
| District | Borken | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 12,986 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 46342 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 63 | |
| Vehicle registration | BOR | |
| Website | www.velen.de | |
For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň. For the Warcraft character, see Characters of Warcraft#Velen.
Velen is a municipality in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Bleking-Holthausen, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the city received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it is a town.
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References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
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