Dülmen

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Coordinates: 51°50′N, 7°17′E

Dülmen


Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Population	47,382 (2006)
Area	184.49 km²
Population density	257 /km²
Elevation	46-150 m
Coordinates	51°50′ N 7°17′ E
Postal code	48249
Area code	02594
Licence plate code	COE
Mayor	Jan Dirk Püttmann (CDU)
Website	duelmen.de

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

1 Subdivisions
2 Area
3 History
4 Twinnings
5 Persons
6 External links

[edit] Subdivisions

Kirchspiel
Buldern
Hausdülmen
Hiddingsel - population: 1,753 (October 31, 2004), website: http://www.hiddingsel.de/
Merfeld - population: 2,048 (April 2005), the place 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 - population: 2,375 (2004), the area was founded in 1050. The area became a district in 1974 except for Lette and Darup.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.