Nordwalde

Nordwalde
Elementary School in Nordwalde
Coat of arms
Nordwalde
Location of Nordwalde within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°05′0″N 7°29′0″E / 52.08333°N 7.48333°ECoordinates: 52°05′0″N 7°29′0″E / 52.08333°N 7.48333°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Sonja Schemmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	51.6 km^2 (19.9 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,388
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48356
Dialling codes	02573
Vehicle registration	ST, BF, TE
Website	www.nordwalde.de

Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster. The distance to the Dutch border is about 30 km.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Greven
• Emsdetten
• Altenberge
• Steinfurt

Division of the town

Nordwalde consists of 6 districts:

• Nordwalde
• Feldbauerschaft
• Kirchbauerschaft
• Scheddebrock
• Suttorf
• Westerode

Twin towns

The Amilly Square in the centre of Nordwalde

• Amilly, France
• Treuenbrietzen, Germany

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

External links

• Official site (German)