Horstmar
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Horstmar is a German town, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt district, approx. 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Münster.
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Horstmar | |
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Location of Horstmar within Steinfurt district | |
Coordinates: 52°04′50″N 7°18′30″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Steinfurt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Robert Wenking[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,849 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48612 |
Dialling codes | 02558 |
Vehicle registration | ST |
Website | www.horstmar.de |
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Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as the early 11th century. The city of Horstmar was built to the south of this castle. During the Thirty Years' War the castle was destroyed by order of the Hessian lieutenant Carl von Rabenhaupt.
The city council consists of 22 councillors and the mayor.
- Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer-Lieser (1856-1922), German politician
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.