Dinslaken
| Dinslaken | |||
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  Dinslaken | |||
Location of Dinslaken within Wesel district  | |||
| Coordinates: 51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.567°N 6.733°ECoordinates: 51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.567°N 6.733°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | ||
| District | Wesel | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Michael Heidinger (SPD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 47.67 km2 (18.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |||
| • Total | 67,452 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 46535, 46537, 46539 | ||
| Dialling codes | 02064 | ||
| Vehicle registration | WES, DIN, MO | ||
| Website | www.dinslaken.de | ||
Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.
Geography
Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Duisburg.
Neighbouring municipalities
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 World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.
International relations
Dinslaken's twin towns include:[2]
Sons and daughters of the town
- Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock
Dietrich Barfurth, 1890s
- Sander Maria-Domagala (1924–1999), athlete (sprinter) and Olympic medalist
- Frank Saborowski (born 1958), football defender (MSV Duisburg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, VfL Bochum)
- Wolfgang de Beer (born 1964), football goalkeeper at MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund, now goalkeeping coach of Borussia Dortmund
- 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), football player
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
External links
- Official site (German)
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