Westerkappeln

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Westerkappeln within Steinfurt district

(2020–25) Annette Große-Heitmeyer^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total85.78 km² (33.12 sq mi)Elevation

60 m (200 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,485 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49492

Dialling codes05404Vehicle registrationST (until 1975: TE)Websitewww.gemeinde-westerkappeln.de

Westerkappeln is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north-west of Osnabrück.

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.