Neuenkirchen, Westphalia
municipality of Germany
Neuenkirchen is a municipality in Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest village in the district of Steinfurt.
Neuenkirchen | |
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Coordinates: 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 (2020–25) | Wilfried Brüning[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,072 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48485 |
Dialling codes | 05973 |
Vehicle registration | ST |
Website | www.neuenkirchen.de |
Geography
changeNeuenkirchen is about 7 km southwest of Rheine and 35 km northwest of Münster. It is near the border with Lower Saxony.
Neighbouring municipalities
changeReferences
change- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Neuenkirchen.
- Official website[permanent dead link] (in German)