Dorsten

Coordinates: 51°39′36″N 6°57′51″E / 51.66000°N 6.96417°E / 51.66000; 6.96417
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Dorsten
Town
Historical town hall and St. Agatha cathedral
Historical town hall and St. Agatha cathedral
Flag of Dorsten
Flag
Coat of arms of Dorsten
Coat of arms
Location of Dorsten within Recklinghausen district
Dorsten is located in Germany
Dorsten
Dorsten
Dorsten is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Dorsten
Dorsten
Coordinates: 51°39′36″N 6°57′51″E / 51.66000°N 6.96417°E / 51.66000; 6.96417
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictRecklinghausen
Government
 • MayorTobias Stockhoff (CDU)
Area
 • Total171 km2 (66 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total74,551
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46282, 46284, 46286
Dialling codes02362, 02369, 02866
Vehicle registrationRE
Websitewww.dorsten.de

Dorsten (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʁstən]; Westphalian: Dössen) is a town in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. About 75,000 people live in Dorsten.

Twin towns – sister cities[change | change source]

Dorsten is twinned with:[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Partnerstädte und Partnerschaften". dorsten.de (in German). Dorsten. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2019-11-29.

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