Mettingen
Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mettingen within Steinfurt district  | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E / 52.31667°N 7.78056°ECoordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E / 52.31667°N 7.78056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christina Rählmann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 12,277 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49497 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www |
Geography
Mettingen is about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Rheine and 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Osnabrück.
Places close to Mettingen
Villages close to Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.
Notable persons
The founders of the textile company C&A, Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer, were born in Mettingen. Also Annika Suthe, participant of the 2004 Summer Olympics (javelin throw) was born there.
References
Other websites
Media related to Mettingen at Wikimedia Commons
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