Nottuln (; Low German: ''Notteln'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of

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 betwe ...

Geography

Nottuln is situated in the

Baumberge The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge. The hilly ...

, approx. 20 km 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 ...

Neighbouring municipalities

Billerbeck Billerbeck ( Westphalian: ''Billerbiëk'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Geography Neighbor towns/cities Billerbeck has boundaries to Rosendahl, Laer, Altenberge, Havixbeck, Nottuln and Coes ...

* Havixbeck *

Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia Senden is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 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 ...

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 ...

* Coesfeld

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of 4 districts * Nottuln * Appelhülsen (including

Nottuln-Appelhülsen station Nottuln-Appelhülsen is a station in Appelhülsen, a suburb of the municipality of Nottuln, in the district of Coesfeld in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. History The Cologne-Minden Railway Company (''Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesells ...

) * Schapdetten * Darup

History

Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from ''Nutlon'', which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by

Liudger Ludger ( la, Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (born at Zuilen near Utrecht 742; died 26 March 809 at Billerbeck) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He ...

, as well as the first

convent A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglic ...

Westphalia Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the regio ...

. After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in baroque style by

Johann Conrad Schlaun Johann Conrad Schlaun (June 5, 1695 in Nörde now Warburg – October 21, 1773 in Münster) was a German architect. He is an important architect of the Westphalian Baroque architectural style. His designs include the Erbdrostenhof and Schloss Mü ...

Transport

Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and

in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, connecting to

. Nottuln has

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3;

and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and

with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.

Points of interest

Longinus Tower The Longinus Tower (''Longinusturm'') is a 32-metre-high observation tower located in Nottuln, Germany. It was erected by the Baumberge Club between 1897 and 1901 on the summit of the 182.61-metre-high Westerberg hill. The Longinus Tower is made o ...

Notable people

* Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker * Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner of Haus Darup and first district councilor of the Coesfeld district *

Hermann Busenbaum Hermann Busenbaum (or Busembaum) (19 September 160031 January 1668) was a Society of Jesus, Jesuit theologian. He attained fame as a master of casuistry. Biography He was born at Nottuln in Westphalia (Germany). He entered the Jesuit order in 161 ...

(1600-1668), Jesuit theologian * Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor * Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster

References

External links

* {{Authority control Coesfeld (district)