Mettingen
Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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• State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Region — Münster • District — Steinfurt • Elevation — 74 • Area — 40.6 • Postal Code — 49497 • Area Code — 05452 • Licence — ST • Gemeindeschlussel — 05 5 66 056 • Website — www.mettingen.de • Mayor — Christina Rählmann • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — SPD
Geography
Geography
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.
Economy
Economy
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
People from Mettingen
• 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
• Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932) • Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969) • Theodor Kersting (1973) • Josef Wiese (2005)
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