Haltern am See | |
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 New town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Haltern am See within Recklinghausen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°45′N 7°11′E / 51.750°N 7.183°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münsterland |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Andreas Stegemann[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 158.34 km2 (61.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 38,033 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45721 |
| Dialling codes | 02364 (Haltern am See), 02360 (Lippramsdorf) |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| Website | www.haltern-am-see.de |
Haltern am See (Haltern at the lake, before December 2001 only Haltern) is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal, approx. 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Recklinghausen.
The town is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Düsseldorf.[3]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Botelho, Greg and Catherine Shoichet. "Germanwings crash: Students, singers among the victims" (Archive). CNN. March 24, 2015. Retrieved on March 26, 2015.