Velen

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

Velen
Town
Velen Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Velen within Borken district
Location of Velen
Velen Velen
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
Area
• Total	70.75 km2 (27.32 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	12,678
• Density	179.2/km2 (464.1/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

Velen (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlən]) 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 2023.

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