Back آلن (ألمانيا) Arabic Ahlen AVK Ален (Паўночны Рэйн-Вестфалія) Byelorussian Ален (Германия) Bulgarian Ahlen Catalan Ален (Къилбаседа Рейн-Вестфали) CE Ahlen (munisipyo) CEB Ahlen Czech Ahlen Danish Ahlen German
Ahlen | |
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 St. Marien Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ahlen within Warendorf district  | |
  Ahlen  Ahlen | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′48″N 7°53′28″E / 51.76333°N 7.89111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Warendorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Alexander Berger[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.14 km2 (47.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 53,348 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59227, 59229 |
| Dialling codes | 02382, 02388, 02528 |
| Vehicle registration | WAF |
| Website | www.ahlen.de |
Ahlen (German pronunciation: [ˈaːlən] ; Westphalian: Aulen) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 30 km southeast of Münster.[3] Ahlen is part of the District of Warendorf and is economically the most important town in that district. Ahlen is part of the larger Münster region, and of the historic Münsterland area. The nearby villages of Dolberg, Vorhelm and Tönnishäuschen are part of Ahlen, as well. The largest neighboring town is the city of Hamm to the southwest.
- ^ 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.
- ^ google map, retrieved 3 May 2019.