Velen

Velen is a town in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Bleking-Holthausen, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the town received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it is a town. It was arwarded the title "annerkannter Luftkurort" (state-approved climatic health resort) in January of 2023.

For the village in the Czech Republic, see Veleň. For other uses, see Velen (disambiguation).
Velen
Town
Velen Castle
Velen Castle
Flag of Velen
Flag
Coat of arms of Velen
Coat of arms
Location of Velen within Borken district
Velen is located in Germany
Velen
Velen
Velen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Velen
Velen
Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 06°59′23″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dagmar Jeske[1]
Area
 • Total70.52 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,198
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46342
Dialling codes0 28 63
Vehicle registrationAH, BOH, BOR
Websitewww.velen.de


Personalities
  • Hendrickje Stoffels (1626-1663), partner of the Dutch Baroque painter Rembrandt
  • Ludwig Averkamp (1927-2013), Archbishop of Hamburg
  • Klaus Balkenhol (born 1939), German dressage rider
  • Georg Veit (born 1956), writer
  • Marv Terhoch, son of Velen-born Kurt Terhoch, refugee to Canada in 1939
  • Hendrickje Stoffels
    Hendrickje Stoffels
  • The Humberghaus Dingden, near by Velen, from 1814, home of Kurt's mother Freda (Frieda) Terhoch
    The Humberghaus Dingden, near by Velen, from 1814, home of Kurt's mother Freda (Frieda) Terhoch

References
  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.


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