Nottuln
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Location of Nottuln
within Coesfeld district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Coesfeld |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dietmar Thönnes-Richard[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.67 km2 (33.08 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48301 |
| Dialling codes | 02502 02509 (Appelhülsen, Schapdetten) |
| Vehicle registration | COE |
| Website | www.nottuln.de |
Nottuln (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔtʊln] Audio file "De-Nottuln.ogg" not found; Low German: Notteln) is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit | edit source]Division of the municipality
[edit | edit source]The municipality consists of 4 districts
- Nottuln
- Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station)
- Schapdetten
- Darup
History
[edit | edit source]Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from Nutlon, which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia.
After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in baroque style by Johann Conrad Schlaun.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, connecting to Münster. Nottuln has bus lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3; Billerbeck and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and Münster with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.
Points of interest
[edit | edit source]Notable people
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- Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker
- Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner of Haus Darup and first district councilor of the Coesfeld district
- Hermann Busenbaum (1600-1668), Jesuit theologian
- Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor
- Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
External links
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