DüLMEN

'Dülmen' is a town in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Area

History

Twin towns

Transportation

Notable persons

External links

Geography

Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east. South of Dülmen the Ruhr area is located.

Neighbouring places

★ Haltern

★ Reken

★ Coesfeld

★ Billerbeck

★ Nottuln

★ Senden

★ Lüdinghausen

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Dülmen consists of the 7 districts:

★ Dülmen

★ Kirchspiel

★ Buldern

★ Hausdülmen

★ Hiddingsel [1] - population: 1,753 (as of October 31, 2004)

★ Merfeld - population: 2,048 (as of April 30, 2005)

★ Rorup - population: 2,375 (as of 2004)
Merfeld was founded in 890. It became a part of Dülmen in 1975. The area is rural and has some forests and is an agricultural area. Tourism is very popular in Merfeld.
Rorup was founded in 1050 and became a district in 1974 except for the villags Coesfeld-Lette and Darup.

Area

Field	82.33 km²
Garden	1.22 km²
Grassland	46.28 km²
Forests	26.67 km²
Water	2.64 km²
Heath	0.02 km²
Unused land	0.42 km²
Not land	0.09 km²
Yard surfaces	13.31 km²
Roads Highways and squares	8.83 km²
Other	2.68 km²
Total	184.49 km²

History

The place was first mentioned ad ''Dulmenni'' in 889. The city began using the present name on April 11, 1131. The city belonged to the House of Croÿ at the time they were mediatized in 1806. 90% of the city was destroyed in World War II. After the War, the city was rebuilt. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.

Twin towns

★ Fehrbellin (Brandenburg, Germany)

★ Charleville-Mézières (France)

Transportation

Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen - Wanne Eickel - Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund - Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn. The nearest airports are the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven and the Düsseldorf International Airport.

Notable persons

★ Bl. Anna Katharina Emmerick

★ Max von Spiessen, Writer

★ Franka Potente, Actor

★ Jürgen Drews, Entertainer

★ Clemens Brentano, Writer, lived in Dülmen from 1819 to 1824

★ Franz von Papen, Politician, lived in Dülmen from 1918 to 1930

External links

★ Official site

★ Sommer in Dülmen

★ Winter in Dülmen

★ Heimatverein Dülmen e.V.

★ Local radiostation

★ Local merchant community

★ Company website HAZEMAG & EPR