Senden is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in

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Geography

Geographic location

The municipality of Senden is situated in the east of the district of Coesfeld, approx. 15 km south-west of the city of

Münster Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, 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 ...

. The river

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and the Dortmund-Ems Canal are partially situated in the municipality of Senden.

Neighbouring municipalities

* City: ** Münster * Towns: **

Dülmen Dülmen () is a town in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems ri ...

Lüdinghausen Lüdinghausen (Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Lünkhusen'' or ''Lünksel'') is a town in Coesfeld (district), district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 25 km s ...

* Municipalities (villages): **

Ascheberg Ascheberg () is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The neighbouring cities, towns and municipalities of Ascheberg are (clockwise, starting in the North) the city Münster, the town Drenst ...

Havixbeck Havixbeck ( Westphalian: ''Havkesbierk'' or ''Havkesbieck'') is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west ...

Nordkirchen Nordkirchen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nordkirchen's most famous site is Schloss Nordkirchen, built in the 18th century for a local bishop and known as the Versailles of Westphalia, as it i ...

Nottuln Nottuln (; Low German: ''Notteln'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster. Neighbouring municipalities ...

Division of the municipality

The municipality of Senden consists of 4 villages: * Bösensell * Ottmarsbocholt * Senden * Venne

Special natural site

Near the village of Venne there is a famous

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called Venner Moor. This nature reserve is situated near the Dortmund-Ems Canal and consists of some large swamps. Especially in spring and in fall the area shows its beautiful nature. Dortmund-Ems-Kanal.JL.jpg, Dortmund-Ems Canal splits Senden in two parts Senden, Dortmund-Ems-Kanal -- 2014 -- 2991-5.jpg, Dortmund-Ems Canal in the morning Münsterland_VennerMoor_2004_020.jpg, Venner Moor Münsterland_VennerMoor_2004_031.jpg, Fall in the Venner Moor Senden, Venner Moor -- 2013 -- 2305.jpg, Tree in the Venner Moord Senden, St.-Laurentius-Kirche -- 2014 -- 7349 -- Ausschnitt.jpg, Saint Lawrence church Senden, Haus Ruhr -- 2015 -- 5190-3.jpg, Manor Ruhr

History

The first historical mentions of the villages of the municipality were as follows: * Senden in 890 * Ottmarsbocholt in 980 * Bösensell in 1148 * Venne's in 1230 On January 1, 1975 these four formally autonomous municipalities became parts of the present municipality of Senden.

Politics

The major political party is the CDU (19 seats in the municipality council). Other parties in the council are the

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(8 seats),

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(4 seats) and the FDP (3 seats). The mayor is Alfred Holz, who does not belong to a party but who is supported by the CDU and the SPD.

Transport

Near Bösensell there is an exit to the

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A 43. Two important bus lines serve the municipality. A local bus line connects the villages of Bösensell, Senden and Ottmarsbocholt. A high speed bus line, which connects Münster and Lüdinghausen via the A43 runs through Senden. There is a small harbour at the Dortmund-Ems Canal. The village of Bösensell has a railway station at the line between Münster and Essen.

Education

The municipality of Senden has seven schools: * Bösensell: ** 1

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* Ottmarsbocholt: ** 1 primary School * Senden: ** 2 primary schools ** 1

Hauptschule A ''Hauptschule'' (, "general school") is a secondary school in Germany, starting after four years of elementary schooling (''Grundschule''), which offers Lower Secondary Education (Level 2) according to the International Standard Classification ...

** 1

Realschule Real school (, ) is a type of secondary school in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia (''realna gimnazija''), the Austrian Empire, the German Empire, Denmark and Norway (''realskole''), Sweden (''realskola''), F ...

** 1 Gymnasium

References

External links

*
Website of Ottmarsbocholt
{{Authority control Coesfeld (district)