Dorsten
Sign in to savethumb|Dorsten in 1641 Dorsten (; Westphalian: Dössen) is a town in the Recklinghausen district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Dorsten has a population of about 75,000.
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Dorsten is a town located in the Recklinghausen district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of approximately 75,000 residents. It is a municipality in western Germany with historical significance dating back at least to the 17th century.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Dorsten.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Stadtwaage und St Agatha-Dorsten.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Historical town hall and St. Agatha cathedral
- German location.image_plan
- Dorsten in RE.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Münster
- German location.district
- Recklinghausen
- German location.elevation
- 74
- German location.area
- 171.2
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05562012
- German location.postal_code
- 46282, 46284, 46286
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Gallery
- Main sights
- Transport
- Ammunition depot
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
thumb|Dorsten in 1641 Dorsten (; Westphalian: Dössen) is a town in the Recklinghausen district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Dorsten has a population of about 75,000.
Dorsten is situated on the western rim of Westphalia bordering the Rhineland. Its historical old town lies on the south bank of the river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal and was granted city rights in 1251. During the twentieth century, the town was enlarged in its north by the villages of the former Herrlichkeit Lembeck. While Dorsten's northern districts are thus shaped by the rural Münsterland with its many historical castles, just south of the town the Ruhr region begins, Germany's largest urban agglomeration with more than seven million inhabitants.