Nordwalde

Nordwalde
Elementary School in Nordwalde
Nordwalde
Location of the town of Nordwalde within Steinfurt district
Coordinates	52°05′0″N 7°29′0″E / 52.083333°N 7.483333°E / 52.083333; 7.483333Coordinates: 52°05′0″N 7°29′0″E / 52.083333°N 7.483333°E / 52.083333; 7.483333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Sonja Schemmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m  (180 ft)
Population	9,373 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	184 /km2 (476 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ST
Postal code	48356
Area code	02573
Website	www.nordwalde.de

Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster. The distance to the Dutch border is about 30 km.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Greven
• Emsdetten
• Altenberge
• Steinfurt

Division of the town

Nordewalde consists of 6 districts:

• Nordwalde
• Feldbauerschaft
• Kirchbauerschaft
• Scheddebrock
• Suttorf
• Westerode

Twin towns

• Amilly, France
• Treuenbrietzen, Germany

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

• Official site (German)