Sythen

Sythen
Village of Haltern am See
Sythen seen from above
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Coordinates: 51°46′23″N 07°13′22″E / 51.77306°N 7.22278°E / 51.77306; 7.22278
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Recklinghausen
Town	Haltern am See
Area
• Total	3,283 km2 (1,268 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2024-04-30)
• Total	6,360
• Density	1.94/km2 (5.02/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45721
Dialling codes	02364
Vehicle registration	RE

Sythen (German pronunciation: [ˈziːtən]) is the largest village in the town Haltern am See. It lies on the northern border of the Recklinghausen district and the Ruhr area directly bordering Dülmen and Lüdinghausen, towns both in the Coesfeld district.

Location

The Village lies at the border between the Ruhr area in the south and the Münsterland in the north. It is approximately 4 km from Haltern am See, 7 km from Dülmen and 15 km from Lüdinghausen.

History

The village was first mentioned in the year 758 as Sitina and played an important role in battles between the Franks and Saxons. The Sythener Hellweg which was an important trading and travel route connecting Haltern with Dülmen ran through the village and was named after it.

Transport

Sythen has several busses running across the village to Haltern am See and a railway station with regularly scheduled RE 42 trains running all day and RE 2 trains running between 22:00 and 7:00

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