Nordwalde
Nordwalde | |
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 Elementary School in Nordwalde | |
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 Location of Nordwalde
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 Interactive map of Nordwalde | |
Location within Germany Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′N 7°29′E / 52.083°N 7.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Sonja Schemmann (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.6 km2 (19.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31) | |
• Total | 10,084 |
| • Density | 195/km2 (506/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48356 |
| Dialling codes | 02573 |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE |
| Website | www.nordwalde.de |
Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster. The distance to the Dutch border is about 30 km.
Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the town
Nordwalde consists of 6 districts:
- Nordwalde
- Feldbauerschaft
- Kirchbauerschaft
- Scheddebrock
- Suttorf
- Westerode
Population
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Twin towns
Amilly, France
Treuenbrietzen, Germany
Transport
Nordwalde has a stop at the line RB64 (Münster–Enschede railway) from Muenster to Enschede. Also local busses connect Nordwalde to the public transport. Nordwalde is located in the area of the fare association Westfalen-Tarif, zone number 52560.
People
- August Hanning (born 1946), German former high-ranking German security official at BND
References
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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