is a town 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 ...
,
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 betwee ...
. It is situated near the junction of the
Mittellandkanal and the
Dortmund-Ems Canal, approx. 10 km east of
Rheine
Rheine () is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.
Geography
Rheine is on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx. west of Osnabrück a ...
.
Parts of Hörstel are
Riesenbeck,
Dreierwalde,
Birgte and
Bevergern
Sports
S.C.Hörstel-Arena (Waldstadion) home of
S.C.Hörstel 1921 e.V.
Gallery
File:Hörstel, die Friedenskirche Dm39 foto5 2013-09-30 13.26.jpg, Hörstel, church: die Friedenskirche
File:Hörstel, katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Antonius Dm129 foto1 2013-09-30 13.35.jpg , Hörstel, church: katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Antonius
File:Riesenbeck, Sankt Kalixtus Kirche Dm42 foto13 2013-09-28 14.30.jpg, Riesenbeck, church: Sankt Kalixtus Kirche
File:Schloss surenburg.jpg, Surenburg in Riesenbeck
People
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Georg Hermes
Georg Hermes (22 April 1775, Dreierwalde – 26 May 1831, Bonn) was a German Roman Catholic theologian who advocated a rational approach to theology. During his lifetime, his theology was greatly in vogue in Germany, but declined after the posth ...
(1775-1835), Roman Catholic theologian
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Clemens Heereman von Zuydwyck (1832-1903), farmer and politician (Zentrum)
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Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck (1931-2017), farmer, forester and politician (CDU)
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Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe (born 1946), Roman-catholic bishop
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Karl-Josef Laumann (born 1957), politician (CDU)
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Peter Niemeyer
Peter Niemeyer (born 22 November 1983) is a German football manager, executive, and former player. He serves as the sporting director of Preußen Münster. During his playing career, he mainly featured as a defensive midfielder, he also operated ...
(born 1983), football player and manager
References
Steinfurt (district)
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