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Mettingen
Municipality
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Mettingen
Coat of arms
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
Location of Mettingen within Steinfurt district
Map
Interactive map of Mettingen
Mettingen is located in Germany
Mettingen
Location within Germany
Mettingen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Mettingen
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E / 52.31667°N 7.78056°E / 52.31667; 7.78056
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25)Christina Rählmann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,651
 • Density287/km2 (743/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49497
Dialling codes05452
Vehicle registrationST
Websitewww.mettingen.de

Mettingen (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛtɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.

Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.

Population

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Economy

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The production site of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen. Until 2018 Mettingen had one of the last two active coal mines in Germany.

People from Mettingen

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  • Felix Lobrecht (born 1988), German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author.
  • Clemens (1818–1902) and August (1819–1892) Brenninkmeijer brothers who co-founded department store C&A in Sneek, The Netherlands
  • Josef Wiese (1932–2009), co-founder of Coppenrath & Wiese
  • Kasper König (1943–2024), from 2000 until the end of October 2012 director of the Museum Ludwig, art professor and curator
  • Peter Niemeyer (born 1983), German footballer
  • Annika Suthe (born 1985), German spearhead, 2004 Olympian and Junior European champion

Honorary citizens

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  • Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932)
  • Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969)
  • Theodor Kersting (1973)
  • Josef Wiese (2005)

References

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  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
  3. ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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