Metelen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Metelen within Steinfurt district

(2020–25) Gregor Krabbe^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total40.23 km² (15.53 sq mi)Elevation

56 m (184 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,552 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48629

Dialling codes02556Vehicle registrationSTWebsitewww.metelen.de

Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service to Münster in one direction and to Enschede in the other direction.^[3]

History

The town history dates back to 889 AD, when it was first mentioned in an official document. It is most well known for being the former hometown of Canada's famous Moddemann family.

Notable places

Metelen is known for its aviary and, as the whole Münsterland region, as a great cycling area.

People from Metelen

Arnold Kock (1822–1879), businessman
Anne Daubenspeck-Focke (born 1922), sculptor
Hermann Focke (born 1924), sculptor and painter
Hans Tietmeyer (1931–2016), economist
Klemens Tietmeyer (1937–1993), table tennis player
Elisabeth Tietmeyer (born 1960), ethnologin
Rolf Morrien (born 1972), author

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Metelen Land station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 18 January 2014.