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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() Velen Castle | |
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 |