Neuenkirchen, Westphalia

Neuenkirchen
Location of Neuenkirchen within Steinfurt district
Neuenkirchen
Neuenkirchen
Coordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E / 52.24111°N 7.36889°E / 52.24111; 7.36889
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Wilfried Brüning[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,859
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48485
Dialling codes05973
Vehicle registrationST
Websitewww.neuenkirchen.de

Neuenkirchen is a municipality in Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest village in the district of Steinfurt.

Geography

Neuenkirchen is about 7 km southwest of Rheine and 35 km northwest of Münster. It is near the border with Lower Saxony.

Neighbouring municipalities

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

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