| Tecklenburg | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
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| First mentioned | |
| Subdivisions | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfried Brönstrup |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.37 km2 (27.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122−201 m (−537.4 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,159 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 49545 |
| Dialling codes | 05482 |
| Vehicle registration | ST (until 1975: TE) |
| Website | www.tecklenburg.de |
Tecklenburg is a town in Steinfurt District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography[]
It is located at the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest, southwest of Osnabrück.
Division of the town[]
Tecklenburg consists of 4 districts (with farming communities):
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Neighbouring municipalities[]
- Ibbenbüren
- Westerkappeln
- Lotte
- Hagen
- Lengerich
- Ladbergen
- Saerbeck
Today, the city of Tecklenburg (from a perspective of size really not a city but a town) is a tourist destination.
Burg Tecklenburg[]
Burg Tecklenburg is a castle ruin in Tecklenburg, used today as an outdoor theatre.
The castle was built around 1250. Anna von Tecklenburg-Schwerin made a lot of construction changes. Around 1700 the castle was old and the bricks were used for other buildings in Tecklenburg. Only a ruin was the result.[2]
International relations[]
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Tecklenburg is twinned with:
See also[]
- Bentheim-Tecklenburg
- County of Tecklenburg
References[]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ Edgar Warnecke, Das große Buch der Burgen und Schlösser im Land von Hase und Ems. Verlag H. Th. Wenner, ISBN 3-87898-297-6
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Official site (German)
- Corpus juris of the province Tecklenburg/Lingen online (German)
- Burgenwelt:Burg Tecklenburg
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