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Olfen

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Olfen () is a town in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Key facts

German location.type
Town
German location.image_coa
DEU Olfen COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Olfen in COE.svg
German location.state
North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.region
Münster
German location.district
Coesfeld
German location.elevation
45 - 80
German location.area
52.43
German location.postal_code
59399
German location.area_code
02595, 02592 (part of Vinnums)
German location.licence
COE/LH
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 5 58 036
German location.website
www.olfen.de
German location.mayor
Wilhelm Sendermann
German location.leader_term
2020–25
German location.party
CDU

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Wikidata facts

Population
13298
Area
52.43
Elevation
51
Official website
www.olfen.de
Image
Olfen, Ortsansicht -- 2014 -- 8890.jpg
Dialing code
02595
Licence plate code
COE
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Olfen
postal code
59399
Commons gallery
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P6814
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hashtag
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  • Politics
  • Notable people
  • Town partnerships
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Olfen () is a town in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

==History== Bishop Wolfhelm, who originated from the Ulfloa Oberhof, gave the small town its name in 889. Wolfhelm was the fourth bishop of "Mimingardeford", today called Münster.

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