Dülmen

Dülmen
Town
Dülmen center with Town Hall and Market Square, St. Viktor Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dülmen within Coesfeld district
Dülmen Show map of Germany Dülmen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°49′51″N 7°16′42″E / 51.83083°N 7.27833°E / 51.83083; 7.27833
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Carsten Hövekamp[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	184.49 km2 (71.23 sq mi)
Highest elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Lowest elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	47,468
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48249
Dialling codes	02594 (some districts differ)
Vehicle registration	COE
Website	www.duelmen.de

Dülmen (German pronunciation: [ˈdʏlmən] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Dülmen is situated in the south part of the

is located.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Haltern
• Reken
• Coesfeld
• Billerbeck
• Nottuln
• Senden
• Lüdinghausen

Divisions

After the local government reforms of 1975 Dülmen consists of the 7 subdivisions Dülmen, Kirchspiel, Buldern, Hausdülmen, Hiddingsel, Merfeld and Rorup.

Merfeld was first mentioned in 890. It became a part of Dülmen in 1975. It is known for its herd of

. Rorup was first mentioned in 1050 and became a district of Dülmen in 1975.

History

The place was first mentioned as Dulmenni in 889, as a property of

] and the city was rebuilt after the war. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.

Saint John of Nepomuk

chapel, Hiddingsel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Twin towns – sister cities

Dülmen is twinned with:^[3]

• Charleville-Mézières, France

Transportation

Dülmen can accessed by the

.

Notable people

• Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824), canoness and mystic, lived and died here
• Clemens Brentano (1778–1842), writer, lived here from 1819 to 1824
• Franz von Papen (1879–1969), politician, lived in Dülmen from 1918 to 1930
• Fritz Pütter (1895–1918), fighter pilot
• Marianne Werner (born 1924), athlete
• Jürgen Drews (born 1945), entertainer, lives here
• Hartmut Surmann (born 1963), robotics researcher
• Franka Potente (born 1974), actress, lived here in childhood

References

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Sommer in Dülmen (in German)
• Winter in Dülmen (in German)
• Heimatverein Dülmen e.V. (in German)
• Local radiostation (in German)
• Local merchant community (in German)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dülmen.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dülmen.