Mettingen

Mettingen
Mettingen
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	Coat of arms of Mettingen; Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Christina Rählmann
Area
• Total	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	11,644
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	49497
Dialling codes	05452
Vehicle registration	ST
Website	www.mettingen.de

Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Mettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.

Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.

The production side of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen.

The founders of the textile company C&A, Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer, were born in Mettingen. Also Annika Suthe, participant of the 2004 Summer Olympics (javelin throw) was born there.

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