Beelen
Beelen | |
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 Church in Beelen | |
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Location of Beelen
within Warendorf district  | |
 Location of Beelen | |
  Beelen Location within Germany  Beelen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′45″N 8°07′05″E / 51.92917°N 8.11806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Warendorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Rolf Mestekemper (CDU / FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,002 |
| • Density | 191.5/km2 (495.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48361 |
| Dialling codes | 02586 |
| Vehicle registration | WAF |
| Website | www |
Beelen (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːlən]; Low German: Bailen) is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km south-west of Bielefeld and 35 km east of Münster.
Politics
[edit]The current mayor is Rolf Mestekemper, who has been serving as mayor since 2020. In the 2025 local elections, he was reelected with 79,3 % of the vote, being the only candidate.[2]
List of Mayors
[edit]- 1989–1991: Siegbert Elsing (FWG)
- 1991–1994: Josef Aulenkamp (CDU)
- 1994–1995: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
- 1995–1999: Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU)
- 1999–2004: Martin Braun (independent)
- 2004–2020: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
- since 2020: Rolf Mestekemper
City council
[edit]After the 2025 local elections, the Beelen city council is composed as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Free Voters' Society Beelen (FWG) | 1,351 | 45.8 | New | 10 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 758 | 25.7 |  0.8 |
5 | 1 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 287 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
2 | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 193 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
1 | 1 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 189 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
1 | 2 | |
| The Left (Linke) | 172 | 5.8 | New | 1 | New | |
| Valid votes | 2,950 | 97.9 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 63 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total | 3,013 | 100.0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 4,728 | 63.7 | ||||
| Source: State Returning Officer | ||||||
Twin towns
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ↑ "Kommunalwahlen 2025 in NRW". www.wahlergebnisse.nrw (in German). Retrieved 2026-04-01.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in German)
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