Velen

For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň. For other uses, see Velen (disambiguation).

Velen is a town 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, Bleking-Holthausen, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the town received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it is a town. It was arwarded the title "annerkannter Luftkurort" (state-approved climatic health resort) in January of 2023.

Velen
Town
Velen Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Velen within Borken district
Velen Show map of Germany Velen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dagmar Jeske[1]
Area
• Total	70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,381
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	46342
Dialling codes	0 28 63
Vehicle registration	AH, BOH, BOR
Website	www.velen.de

Personalities

• Hendrickje Stoffels (1626-1663), partner of the Dutch Baroque painter Rembrandt
• Ludwig Averkamp (1927-2013), Archbishop of Hamburg
• Klaus Balkenhol (born 1939), German dressage rider
• Georg Veit (born 1956), writer
• Marv Terhoch, son of Velen-born Kurt Terhoch, refugee to Canada in 1939

• 
  Hendrickje Stoffels
• 
  The Humberghaus Dingden, near by Velen, from 1814, home of Kurt's mother Freda (Frieda) Terhoch

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 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.