Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E / 52.31667°N 7.78056°E / 52.31667; 7.78056

Mettingen

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Mettingen
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Mettingen
Location of Mettingen within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
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CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christina Rählmann[1] (SPD)
Area
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40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49497
Dialling codes05452
Vehicle registrationST
Websitewww.mettingen.de

Mettingen (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛtɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.

Neighbouring places

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Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.

Economy

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The production site of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen. Until 2018 Mettingen had one of the last two active coal mines in Germany.

People from Mettingen

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  • Felix Lobrecht (born 1988), German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author.
  • Clemens (1818–1902) and August (1819–1892) Brenninkmeijer brothers who co-founded department store C&A in Sneek, The Netherlands
  • Josef Wiese (1932–2009), co-founder of Coppenrath & Wiese
  • Kasper König (1943–2024), from 2000 until the end of October 2012 director of the Museum Ludwig, art professor and curator
  • Peter Niemeyer (born 1983), German footballer
  • Annika Suthe (born 1985), German spearhead, 2004 Olympian and Junior European champion

Honorary citizens

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  • Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932)
  • Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969)
  • Theodor Kersting (1973)
  • Josef Wiese (2005)

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
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