Mettingen
Mettingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mettingen  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helmut Kellinghaus (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,041 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49497 |
| Dialling codes | 05452 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.mettingen.de |
Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Mettingen is situated approx. 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.
Neighbouring places
Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.
Notable persons
The founders of the textile company C&A, Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer, were born in Mettingen. Also Annika Suthe, participant of the 2004 Summer Olympics (javelin throw) was born there.
External links
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