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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.
Neighbouring places
Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.
Economy
The production site of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen. Until 2018 Mettingen had one of the last two active coal mines in Germany.
People from Mettingen
Felix Lobrecht (born 1988), German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author.
Clemens (1818–1902) and August (1819–1892) Brenninkmeijer brothers who co-founded department store C&A in Sneek, The Netherlands
Josef Wiese (1932–2009), co-founder of Coppenrath & Wiese
Kasper König (1943–2024), from 2000 until the end of October 2012 director of the Museum Ludwig, art professor and curator
Peter Niemeyer (born 1983), German footballer
Annika Suthe (born 1985), German spearhead, 2004 Olympian and Junior European champion
= Honorary citizens
=Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932)
Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969)
Theodor Kersting (1973)
Josef Wiese (2005)
References
External links
Official website (in German)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- Andrei Rublev
- Daftar kode pos di Swiss
- Kanton Basel-Negeri
- Mettingen
- Brenninkmeijer family
- Esslingen am Neckar
- Coppenrath & Wiese
- Steinfurt (district)
- C&A
- Gardening
- List of dialling codes in Germany
- Kasper König
- List of RAF Regiment units
