Dinslaken

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Country Germany Admin. region Düsseldorf Elevation 20 - 113 m (−351 ft) Local time Wednesday 1:10 AM		State North Rhine-Westphalia District Wesel Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 69,472 (31 Dec 2010)

Weather 3°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 98% Humidity Points of interest Museum Voswinckelshof, Halde Lohberg, Kunstinsel

Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

Map of Dinslaken, Germany

Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions

Eppinghoven

Hiesfeld

Innenstadt

Lohberg

Oberlohberg

Bruch

Averbruch

Hagenbezirk

Sights

The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

International relations

Dinslaken's twin towns include:

Agen, France

Arad, Israel

Sons and daughters of the town

Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock

Maria Sander-Domagala (1924–1999), athlete (sprinter) and Olympic medalist

Frank Saborowski (born 1958), football defender (MSV Duisburg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, VfL Bochum)

Wolfgang de Beer (born 1964), football goalkeeper at MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund, now goalkeeping coach of Borussia Dortmund

Katrin Himmler (born 1967), political scientist, author of the book The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History

Ralf Kelleners (born 1968), racing driver

Michael Wendler (born 1972), composer and songwriter

Paula Kalenberg (born 1986), actress

Timm Golley (born 1991), football player

References

Dinslaken Wikipedia

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