Velen

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Velen
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Velen
Coordinates: 51°53′38″N06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°E / 51.89389; 6.98972 Coordinates: 51°53′38″N06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°E / 51.89389; 6.98972
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Subdivisions6
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–25) Dagmar Jeske [1]
Area
 • Total70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total13,198
 • Density190/km2 (480/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 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 of 2023.


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  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 20 June 2022.


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