Metelen
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster-Enschede railway and has an hourly train service to Münster in one direction and to Enschede in the other direction.
01History
The town history dates back to 889 AD, when it was first mentioned in an official document.
02Population
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03Notable places
Metelen is known for its aviary and, as the whole Münsterland region, as a great cycling area.
04Transport
Metelen Land statin is located along the RB64 (Münster-Enschede railway) from Münster (Westf) Hbf to Enschede station. Metelen is located in the area of the fare association Westfalen-Tarif.
05People 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
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Metelen in ST.svg by TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eisenbahnmuseum Metelen.JPG by NordhornerII, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Metelen, kerk foto2 2007-04-12 13.22.JPG by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0
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