Mettingen
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Mettingen (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛtɪŋən]) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Mettingen | |
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mettingen
within Steinfurt district  | |
 Location of Mettingen | |
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| Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 7°46′50″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Christina Rählmann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,041 |
| • Density | 297/km2 (768/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49497 |
| Dialling codes | 05452 |
| Vehicle registration | ST |
| Website | www.mettingen.de |
Geography
Neighbouring places
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
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
- 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)
