Telgte

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Telgte
Town
Old Town and River Ems
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Telgte within Warendorf district
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Coordinates: 51°58′55″N 7°47′08″E / 51.98194°N 7.78556°E / 51.98194; 7.78556
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Warendorf
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Wolfgang Pieper[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	90.6 km2 (35.0 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,301
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48291
Dialling codes	02504
Vehicle registration	WAF, BE
Website	www.telgte.de

Telgte (German pronunciation: [ˈtɛlktə]; regionally [ˈtɛlçtə])^[3] is a town in the Warendorf district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the river Ems 12 km east of Münster and 15 km west of Warendorf. Telgte is famous as a place of pilgrimage, the Marian pilgrimage from Osnabrück to Telgte.