Dinslaken

Dinslaken
Dinslaken
Location of the town of Dinslaken within Wesel district
Coordinates	51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.56667°N 6.73333°E / 51.56667; 6.73333Coordinates: 51°34′N 6°44′E / 51.56667°N 6.73333°E / 51.56667; 6.73333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Michael Heidinger (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	47.67 km2 (18.41 sq mi)
Elevation	20 - 113 m
Population	69,472 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,457 /km2 (3,775 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WES
Postal codes	46535, 46537, 46539
Area code	02064
Website	www.dinslaken.de

Dinslaken is a city in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness horse race track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 km north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Hünxe
• Bottrop
• Oberhausen
• Duisburg
• Rheinberg
• Voerde

Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions

• Eppinghoven
• Hiesfeld
• Innenstadt
• Lohberg
• Oberlohberg
• Bruch
• Averbruch

Sights

The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Dinslaken's twin towns include:^[2]

• Agen, France^[2]
• Arad, Israel^[2]

References

Notes

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 

External links

• Official site (German)