Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, 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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. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed

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in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''.

Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the

Lower Rhine region The Lower Rhine region or Niederrhein is a region around the Lower Rhine section of the river Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between approximately Oberhausen and Krefeld in the East and the Dutch border around Kleve in the West. ...

and situated at the northwestern margin of the

Ruhr area The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...

, approx. north of

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...

Neighbouring municipalities

Hünxe Hünxe () is a municipality in the Wesel (district), district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the List of Euroregions, Rhine-Waal euroregion Geography Hünxe is located approximately 10 Metre#SI prefixed forms of metr ...

Bottrop Bottrop () is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail cent ...

* Oberhausen *

Rheinberg Rheinberg () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. north of Moers and south of Wesel. It comprises the municipal districts of Rheinberg, Borth, Budberg, an ...

* 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

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, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

Politics

The current mayor of Dinslaken is

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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,

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( CDU/

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) , 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, Alliance 90/The Greens (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,

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, 1,184 , 4.5 , New , 3 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Free Democratic Party (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 with: *

Agen The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. Geography The city of Agen lies in the southwestern department ...

, 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 (born 1968), racing driver * Michael Wendler (born 1972), composer and songwriter * Paula Kalenberg (born 1986), actress * Timm Golley (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