Beelen is a municipality in the
district of Warendorf, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated approximately 30 km south-west of
Bielefeld
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the ...
and 35 km east of
Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...
.
Mayors
* 1989–1991: Siegbert Elsing (FWG)
* 1991–1994: Josef Aulenkamp (CDU)
* 1994–1995: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
* 1995–1999: Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU)
* 1999–2004: Martin Braun (independent)
* 2004–2020: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
* since 2020: Rolf Mestekemper
Twin towns
*
Villers-Écalles (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
References
External links
Official site
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
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