Tecklenburg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tecklenburg within Steinfurt district  | |
  Tecklenburg  Tecklenburg | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′10″N 7°48′45″E / 52.21944°N 7.81250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Stefan Streit[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.37 km2 (27.17 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,398 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49545 |
| Dialling codes | 05482 |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE |
| Website | www.tecklenburg.de |
Tecklenburg (German: [ˈtɛklənˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its name comes from the ruined castle around which it was built. The town is situated on the Hermannsweg hiking trail.
The coat of arms shows an anchor and three seeblatts.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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.