Havixbeck

Coat of arms

Havixbeck

Location of Havixbeck within Coesfeld district

Coordinates: 51°48′40″N 7°25′00″E / 51.81111°N 7.41667°ECoordinates: 51°48′40″N 7°25′00″E / 51.81111°N 7.41667°E

Country

Germany

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Government

• Mayor

Klaus Gromöller (-)

Area

• Total

52.99 km² (20.46 sq mi)

Elevation

90 m (300 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

11,689

• Density

220/km² (570/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

48329

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COE

Website

http://www.havixbeck.de

Havixbeck is a municipality situated on the north-east edge of the Baumberge in the district of Coesfeld, in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km west of Münster.

Havixbeck is located on the fringes of the Baumberge, with 187 m the highest elevations of the Münsterland. West of the town emanates the spring of Münstersche Aa which, after passing Münster, converges in the Ems River near Greven.

Havixbeck borders (clockwise, starting north) on Altenberge (District of Steinfurt), the city of Münster, as well as Senden, Nottuln and Billerbeck (District of Coesfeld).

The district of Hohenholte has a population of about 1,000 residents. In the parish church of St. George, a former monastery church, there is a crucifixion relief from the period around 1530/40 as well as the epitaph of the prioress Richmond Warendorp († 1503), both created by the sculptor Johann Brabender from Münster.

Elections in 2014:

In the list, only political parties that received at least 2.95% of the votes in the election are listed:

Havixbeck is twinned with the following places:

The economy in Havixbeck consists mainly of small and medium-sized enterprises, mainly located in two major industrial areas.

The road network is excellent, there are good connections to Münster, as well as to the two nearby highways A1 and A43. Havixbeck is located at the railroadtrack between Münster and Coesfeld operating hourly. The travel times is approx. 17 minutes to Münster and 22 to Coesfeld.

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