Nordwalde

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nordwalde within Steinfurt district

(2020–25) Sonja Schemmann^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total51.6 km² (19.9 sq mi)Elevation

55 m (180 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,807 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48356

Dialling codes02573Vehicle registrationST, BF, TEWebsitewww.nordwalde.de

Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 20 km north-west of Münster. The distance to the Dutch border is about 30 km.

Neighbouring municipalities

Greven
Emsdetten
Altenberge
Steinfurt

Division of the town

Nordwalde consists of 6 districts:

Nordwalde
Feldbauerschaft
Kirchbauerschaft
Scheddebrock
Suttorf
Westerode

Twin towns

Amilly, France
Treuenbrietzen, Germany

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.