Velen, Germany
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Velen | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Borken |
subdivisions | 6 |
Mayor | Ralf Groß-Holtick |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 70.52 km² (27.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Population | 13,014 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 185 /km² (478 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | BOR |
Postal code | 46342 |
Area codes | 0 28 63 |
Website | www.velen.de |
Velen is a municipality in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Holthausen-Barnsfeld, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the city received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president.
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