Nordkirchen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nordkirchen's most famous site is Schloss Nordkirchen, built in the 18th century for a local bishop and known as the Versailles of Westphalia, as it is the largest residence in that part of Germany. Nordkirchen is known as location of a transmission site for medium wave for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the Nordkirchen transmitter.

Nordkirchen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nordkirchen within Coesfeld district
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Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 7°31′32″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dietmar Bergmann[1]
Area
• Total	52.432 km2 (20.244 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,117
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59394
Dialling codes	0 25 96
Vehicle registration	COE
Website	www.nordkirchen.de

Mayor

The mayor is Dietmar Bergmann. He was elected in 2009 and reelected in 2014 and 2020.

See also

• Arenberg-Nordkirchen

References

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[de] Nordkirchen

[ru] Нордкирхен