Velen
For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň. For the Warcraft character, see Characters of Warcraft § Velen.
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Velen Castle | |||
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  Velen | |||
Location of Velen within Borken district 
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| Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°ECoordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E / 51.89389°N 6.98972°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Münster | ||
| District | Borken | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |||
| • Total | 13,192 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 46342 | ||
| Dialling codes | 0 28 63 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BOR | ||
| Website | www.velen.de | ||
Velen is a municipality 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 city received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it is a town.
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References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
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