Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the
district of Steinfurt, 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 state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
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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 ...
. Neuenkirchen is the biggest village in the district of Steinfurt. It is situated approximately 7 km south-west of
Rheine and 35 km north-west 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 di ...
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Geography
Neighbouring places
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Wettringen
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Steinfurt
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Emsdetten
Emsdetten (; Westphalian: ''Detten'') is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. south-east of Rheine and north-west of Münster.
Neighbouring places ...
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Rheine
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Salzbergen
Salzbergen is a municipality in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south of Lingen, and 10 km northwest of Rheine.
It has the oldest oil refinery in the world, opened in 1860.
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Division of the municipality
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Offlum
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Sutrum-Harum
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Landersum
Politics
Town assembly
After the local elections on September 26, 2004 the town assembly has the following structure:
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CDU 15 seats
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SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
5 seats
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Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
2 seats
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FDP 1 seats
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UWG 3 seats
Sons and daughters of the community
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Johannes Georg Bednorz (born 1950), physicist and Nobel laureate, a residential street bears his name (Georg-Bednorz-Strasse).
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Josef F. Bille (born 1944), physicist and inventor, bearer of the European Inventive Price
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Isaac Leeser
Isaac Leeser (December 12, 1806 – February 1, 1868) was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher. He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, ...
(1806-1868), American Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher
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August Rohling (1839-1931), theologian and anti-Semite
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Hans Weiner (born 1950), footballer
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André Wiwerink (born 1980), footballer
References
External links
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Steinfurt (district)
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