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Westerkappeln

Coordinates: 52°22′50″N 7°36′00″E / 52.38056°N 7.60000°E / 52.38056; 7.60000
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Westerkappeln
Coat of arms of Westerkappeln
Location of Westerkappeln within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
Westerkappeln is located in Germany
Westerkappeln
Westerkappeln
Westerkappeln is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Westerkappeln
Westerkappeln
Coordinates: 52°22′50″N 7°36′00″E / 52.38056°N 7.60000°E / 52.38056; 7.60000
LandDeutschland
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Subdivisions3
Regierung
 • Mayor (2020–25) Annette Große-Heitmeyer[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total85.78 km2 (33.12 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,464
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49492
Dialling codes05404
Vehicle registrationST (until 1975: TE)
Websitewww.gemeinde-westerkappeln.de

Westerkappeln is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north-west of Osnabrück.

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 2024-06-20.