Nottuln (;

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

: ''Notteln'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

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Geography

Nottuln is situated in the

Baumberge The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of . They are located between Münster (Westfalen), Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Ba ...

, approx. 20 km west of

Münster Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...

Neighbouring municipalities

Billerbeck Billerbeck ( Westphalian: ''Billerbiëk'') is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Geography Neighbor towns/cities Billerbeck has boundaries to Rosendahl, Laer, Altenberge, Havixbeck, Nottuln and Co ...

* Havixbeck *

Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia Senden is a municipality in the Coesfeld (district), district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Geographic location The municipality of Senden is situated in the east of the district of Coesfeld, approx. 15 km south ...

Dülmen Dülmen () is a town in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems ri ...

Coesfeld Coesfeld (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the Coesfeld (district), district of Coesfeld in the Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. History Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first ...

Division of the municipality

The municipality consists of 4 districts * Nottuln * Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station) * Schapdetten * Darup

History

Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from ''Nutlon'', which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by

Liudger Ludger (; also Lüdiger or Liudger) ( – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony". Early life to ordina ...

, as well as the first

convent A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...

Westphalia Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the region is almost identical with the h ...

. After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in

baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

style by

Johann Conrad Schlaun Johann Conrad Schlaun (June 5, 1695, in Nörde now Warburg – October 21, 1773, in Münster) was a German architect. He is an important architect of the Westphalian Baroque architectural style. His designs include the Erbdrostenhof and Schlos ...

Transport

Nottuln is on the

Bundesautobahn 43 is an autobahn in western Germany, connecting Münster via Recklinghausen to Wuppertal. It is an important bypass for traffic coming from the A 1 wanting to go to the western Ruhr valley and wanting to avoid tailbacks at the Kamener Kreu ...

and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the

Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway The Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway is the shortest railway link between the Metropole Ruhr and the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and hence one of the most important railway lines in northwest Germany. The Route runs over the cities Münster (West ...

, connecting to

. Nottuln has

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...

lines that reach out to

, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3;

and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and

with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.

Points of interest

* Longinus Tower

Notable people

* Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker * Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner of Haus Darup and first district councilor of the Coesfeld district * Hermann Busenbaum (1600-1668), Jesuit theologian * Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor * Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster

References

External links

* {{Authority control Coesfeld (district)