Beelen

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Location of Beelen within Warendorf district

(2020–25) Rolf Mestekemper^[1]Area

• Total31.35 km² (12.10 sq mi)Elevation

62 m (203 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,247 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48361

Dialling codes02586Vehicle registrationWAFWebsitewww.beelen.de

Beelen is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km south-west of Bielefeld and 35 km east of Münster.

Mayors

1989–1991: Siegbert Elsing (FWG)
1991–1994: Josef Aulenkamp (CDU)
1994–1995: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
1995–1999: Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU)
1999–2004: Martin Braun (independent)
2004–2020: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
since 2020: Rolf Mestekemper

Twin towns

Villers-Écalles (France)

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.