Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its

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track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''.

Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

* Hünxe * Bottrop *

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* Duisburg * Rheinberg * Voerde

Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions * Eppinghoven * Hiesfeld * Innenstadt * Lohberg * Oberlohberg * Bruch * Averbruch * Hagenbezirk

Sights

The medieval parish church, ''St. Vincentius'', was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

Politics

The current mayor of Dinslaken is independent politician Michaela Eislöffel since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: ! rowspan=2 colspan=2, Candidate ! rowspan=2, Party ! colspan=2, First round ! colspan=2, Second round , - ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Michael Heidinger , align=left, Social Democratic Party , 10,923 , 41.4 , 8,846 , 44.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Michaela Eislöffel , align=left, Independent ( CDU/ Green) , 9,818 , 37.2 , 10,856 , 55.1 , - , , align=left, Thomas Giezek , align=left, Independent Citizens' Representative , 4,041 , 15.3 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Gerd Baßfeld , align=left, The Left , 1,595 , 6.1 , - ! colspan=3, Valid votes ! 26,377 ! 98.1 ! 19,702 ! 99.1 , - ! colspan=3, Invalid votes ! 517 ! 1.9 ! 171 ! 0.9 , - ! colspan=3, Total ! 26,894 ! 100.0 ! 19,873 ! 100.0 , - ! colspan=3, Electorate/voter turnout ! 54,245 ! 49.6 ! 54,234 ! 36.6 , - , colspan=7, Source: City of Dinslaken
1st round

City council

The Dinslaken city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2, Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Social Democratic Party (SPD) , 7,633 , 29.0 , 14.7 , 18 , 2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , 6,050 , 23.0 , 6.7 , 14 , 1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

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(Grüne) , 5,058 , 19.2 , 10.5 , 12 , 8 , - , , align=left, Independent Citizens' Representative (UBV) , 3,202 , 12.2 , 6.4 , 7 , 4 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, The Left (Die Linke) , 1,523 , 5.8 , 0.4 , 4 , 1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Die PARTEI , 1,184 , 4.5 , New , 3 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

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(FDP) , 1,101 , 4.2 , 1.9 , 3 , 2 , - , , align=left, Active Voters' Association of Dinslaken (AWG) , 605 , 2.3 , 0.1 , 1 , ±0 , - ! colspan=2, Valid votes ! 26,356 ! 97.9 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Invalid votes ! 563 ! 2.1 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Total ! 26,919 ! 100.0 ! ! 62 ! 16 , - ! colspan=2, Electorate/voter turnout ! 54,245 ! 49.6 ! 0.3 ! ! , - , colspan=7, Source
City of Dinslaken

Twin towns – sister cities

Dinslaken is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: * Agen, France * Arad, Israel

Notable people

* Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock * Maria Sander-Domagala (1924–1999), athlete (sprinter) and Olympic medalist * Frank Saborowski (born 1958), footballer * Wolfgang de Beer (born 1964), football player and coach * Katrin Himmler (born 1967), political scientist, author of the book ''The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History'' *

Ralf Kelleners Ralf Kelleners (born 18 May 1968 in Dinslaken) is a racing driver from Germany. His father Helmut Kelleners was also a racing driver, winning the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours Nürburgring 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the n ...

(born 1968), racing driver * Michael Wendler (born 1972), composer and songwriter *

Paula Kalenberg Paula Kalenberg (born 9 November 1986) is a German actress. She is probably best known to international audiences for her roles in films '' Krabat'', '' Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen'' and '' Jew Suss: Rise and Fall''. Career ...

(born 1986), actress *

Timm Golley Timm Golley (born 17 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamborn 07. Career On 13 June 2019, Golley joined 1. FC Saarbrücken on a two-year contract. In 2021, he ended his professional football career ...

(born 1991), footballer * Linda Dallmann (born 1994), footballer

References

External links

Official website
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Districts of the Rhine Province Wesel (district) Members of the Hanseatic League {{Wesel-geo-stub