Dülmen is a city in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen - Wanne Eickel - Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund - Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn. The nearest airport is the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Categories: Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ... License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... Categories: Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... Essen is the name of the following places: Essen, Germany, one of the major cities of the Ruhr area Essen, Lower Saxony, Germany Essen, Belgium Essen, Netherlands German: foot This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...

Subdivisions

• Kirchspiel
• Buldern
• Hausdülmen
• Hiddingsel - population: 1,753 (October 31, 2004), website: http://www.hiddingsel.de
• Merfeld - population: 1,994 (January 2004), the place was founded in 890. It becama a part of Dülmen in 1975. The area is rural and has some forests and is an agricultural area. Tourism is very popular in Merfeld.
• Rorup - population: 2,375 (2004), the area was founded in 1050. The area became a district on 1974 except for Lette and Darup.

2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher Reeve • 9... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → January 31, 2004 The United States defence budget is set to exceed US$400 billion next year—an almost 7% increase—according to budget proposals inadvertently posted on the Pentagons website. ... Events The sovereignty of prince Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Events Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter Births Margrave Leopold II of Austria (d. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Area

• Field: 82.33 km²/16.36%
• Garden: 1.22 km²
• Grassland: 46.28 km²
• Forests: 26.67 km²
• Water: 2.64 km²
• Heath 0.02 km²
• Unused land: 0.42 km²
• Not land: 0.09 km²
• Yard surfaces: 13.31 km²
• Roads, Highways and squares: 8.83 km²
• Other: 2.68 km²
• Total: 184.49 km²

History

The place was first mentioned ad Dulmenni in 889. The city becan using the present name since April 11, 1131. 90% of the city was destroyed in World War II. After the War, the city was rebuilt. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen. Events End of Strathclyde as a fully independent kingdom. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Twinnings

• Mézières, France, also heute Charleville-Mézières).
• Fehrbellin, Brandenburg, Germany

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Persons

• Anna Katharina Emmerick
• Max von Spiessen, writer
• Franka Potente
• Jürgen Drews, Entertainer
• Clemens Brentano, lived from 1819 to 1824

The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Franka Potente (born July 22, 1974 in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German actress. ... This article is about the profession. ... Clemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano (September 8, 1778 - July 28, German poet and novelist. ...

External links

• In German:
  • Heimatverein Dülmen e.V. (http://www.heimatverein-duelmen.de/)
  • Dülmener Sommer (http://www.duelmener-sommer.de/)
  • Dülmener Winter (http://www.duelmener-winter.de/)
• Informationen about the history of Dülmen (http://cbg-duelmen.de/duelmen2.htm) on the homepage of Clemens-Brentano-Gymnasium
  • Erko Textilmaschinen GmbH (http://www.erko.de/)
  • Hazemag & EPR GmbH (http://www.hazemag.de/)
  • Radio Kiepenkerl (http://www.radio-kiepenkerl.de/)
  • Viktor GmbH (http://www.viktor-duelmen.de/)