Nottuln

Nottuln
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Coat of arms of Nottuln Coat of arms
Nottuln
Location of Nottuln within Coesfeld district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Government
• Mayor	Peter Amadeus Schneider (SPD)
Area
• Total	85.64 km2 (33.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	19,297
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48301
Dialling codes	02502 02509 (Appelhülsen, Schapdetten)
Vehicle registration	COE
Website	www.nottuln.de

Nottuln is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Billerbeck
• Havixbeck
• Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Dülmen
• Coesfeld

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of 4 districts

• Nottuln
• Appelhülsen (railway station)
• Schapdetten
• Darup

History

Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 before christ. The name of Nottuln originates from "Nutlon" which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia. After a big fire 1748 it was built up by Johann Conrad Schlaun.

Transportation

Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn A43 and the nearby town, Appelhuelsen has railway connections to Münster. Nottuln has bus lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3; Billerbeck and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and Münster with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.

Points of interests

• Longinus Tower

External links

• (German) Official site