Neuenkirchen, Westphalia

Neuenkirchen
Neuenkirchen
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Neuenkirchen Location of Neuenkirchen within Steinfurt district
	Coordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E / 52.24111°N 7.36889°ECoordinates: 52°14′28″N 7°22′08″E / 52.24111°N 7.36889°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Franz Möllering
Area
• Total	48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,772
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48485
Dialling codes	05973
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	www.neuenkirchen.de

Neuenkirchen: Catholic church Sankt Anna

Neuenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neuenkirchen is the biggest village in the district of Steinfurt. It is situated approximately 7 km south-west of Rheine and 35 km north-west of Münster.

Geography

After the local elections on September 26, 2004 the town assembly has the following structure:

Johannes Georg Bednorz (born 1950), physicist and Nobel laureate, a residential street bears his name (Georg-Bednorz-Strasse).
Josef F. Bille (born 1944), physicist and inventor, bearer of the European Inventive Price
August Rohling (1839-1931), theologian and anti-Semite
Hans Weiner (born 1950), footballer
André Wiwerink (born 1980), footballer

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