Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia

Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Senden
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Coesfeld
Municipal subdivisions	4
Mayor	Alfred Holz
Basic statistics
Area	109.1 km² (42.1 sq mi)
Elevation	54 - 91 m
Population	20,657 (31/12/2006)
- Density	189 /km² (490 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	COE
Postal code	48308
Area codes	02597, 02598, 02536
Website	www.gemeinde-senden.de Coordinates: 51°51′26″N 7°28′58″E / 51.85722, 7.48278

Senden is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Politics
4 Transportation
5 Education
6 External links

Geography

Geographic location

The municipality of Senden is situated in the east of the district of Coesfeld, approx. 15 km south-west of the city of Münster.

The river Stever and the Dortmund-Ems Canal are partially situated in the municipality of Senden.

Neighbouring municipalities

City:
- Münster
Towns:
- Dülmen
- Lüdinghausen
Municipalities (villages):

Division of the municipality

Th municipality of Senden consists of 4 villages:

Bösensell
Ottmarsbocholt
Senden
Venne

Special natural site

Near the village of Venne there is a famous marshland called Venner Moor. This nature reserve is situated near the Dortmund-Ems Canal and consists of some large swamps. Especially in spring and in fall the area shows its beautiful nature.

Dortmund-Ems Canal near Senden

Venner Moor

Fall in the Venner Moor

Senden Castle

History

The first historical mentions of the villages of the municipality were as follows:

Senden in 890
Ottmarsbocholt in 980
Bösensell in 1148
Venne's in 1230

On January 1, 1975 these four formally autonomous municipalities became parts of the present municipality of Senden.

Politics

The major political party is the CDU (19 seats in the municipality council). Other parties in the council are the SPD (8 seats), Green Party (4 seats) and the FDP (3 seats). The mayor is Alfred Holz, who does not belong to a party but who is supported by the CDU and the SPD. The next local elections will be held in 2009.

Transportation

Near Bösensell there is an exit to the Autobahn A 43.

Two important bus lines serve the municipality. A local bus line connects the villages of Bösensell, Senden and Ottmarsbocholt. A high speed bus line, which connects Münster and Lüdinghausen via the A43 runs through Senden.

There is a small harbour at the Dortmund-Ems Canal.

The village of Bösensell has a railway station at the railway line between Münster and Essen.