Metelen is a municipality 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 located on the

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Vechte in the district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service to

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 ...

in one direction and to

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in the other direction.

History

The town history dates back to 889 AD, when it was first mentioned in an official document. It is most well known for being the former hometown of Canada's famous Moddemann family. Eisenbahnmuseum Metelen

Notable places

Metelen is known for its aviary and, as the whole Münsterland region, as a great cycling area.

People from Metelen

* Arnold Kock (1822–1879), businessman * Anne Daubenspeck-Focke (born 1922), sculptor * Hermann Focke (born 1924), sculptor and painter * Hans Tietmeyer (1931–2016), economist * Klemens Tietmeyer (1937–1993), table tennis player * Elisabeth Tietmeyer (born 1960), ethnologin * Rolf Morrien (born 1972), author

References

External links

* Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Steinfurt (district) {{Steinfurt-geo-stub