Tecklenburg

For the surname, see Tecklenburg (surname).
Tecklenburg
Town
Coat of arms of Tecklenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Tecklenburg within Steinfurt district
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Tecklenburg is located in Germany
Tecklenburg
Tecklenburg
Tecklenburg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Tecklenburg
Tecklenburg
Coordinates: 52°13′10″N 7°48′45″E / 52.21944°N 7.81250°E / 52.21944; 7.81250
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Subdivisions17
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Stefan Streit[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
70.37 km2 (27.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Lowest elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,398
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49545
Dialling codes05482
Vehicle registrationST, BF, TE
Websitewww.tecklenburg.de

Tecklenburg (German: [ˈtɛklənˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its name comes from the ruined castle around which it was built. The town is situated on the Hermannsweg hiking trail.

The coat of arms shows an anchor and three seeblatts.

Geography

It is located in the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest, southwest of Osnabrück.

Division of the town

Tecklenburg consists of 4 districts (with farming communities):

  • Tecklenburg
  • Brochterbeck
    • Oberdorf
    • Niederdorf
    • Holthausen
    • Wallen-Lienen
    • Horstmersch
  • Ledde
    • Danebrock
    • Oberbauer
    • Wieck
  • Leeden
    • Loose
    • Oberberge

Neighbouring municipalities

History

In the 12th century the county of Tecklenburg emerged in the region that is now called the "Tecklenburger Land" in the western foothills of the Teutoburg Forest. From 1263, when the county of Tecklenburg was merged with the neighbouring county of Bentheim, Tecklenburg was ruled by the counts of Bentheim-Tecklenburg. In 1701, Tecklenburg was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia and subsequently incorporated.[citation needed]

Sights

Today, the town of Tecklenburg is a tourist destination, because of its largely intact medieval townscape. Main sites include the ruined castle (now serving as open-air theatre during the summer) and the Stadtkirche (the main, old church) including tombs of the counts and princes of Tecklenburg-Bentheim, as well as others prominent in the history of the county and city.

Tecklenburg Castle

Tecklenburg Castle is a ruined fortification in Tecklenburg, used today as an outdoor theatre.

The castle was built around 1250. Anna of Tecklenburg-Schwerin made a lot of structural changes. Around 1700, the castle was dilapidated and its brick and stone was used for other buildings in Tecklenburg, leaving nothing but a ruin.[3]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Tecklenburg is twinned with:

Notable people

Hermann Beitzke around 1910

See also

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Edgar Warnecke, Das große Buch der Burgen und Schlösser im Land von Hase und Ems. Verlag H. Th. Wenner, ISBN 3-87898-297-6
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