Nordkirchen
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Nordkirchen | |
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Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district | |
Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Coesfeld |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Dietmar Bergmann[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,402 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 59394 |
Dialling codes | 0 25 96 |
Vehicle registration | COE |
Website | www.nordkirchen.de |
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