What is Mettingen?
{{Infobox German location |image_coa =DEU_Mettingen_COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|52|19|0|N|7|46|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Mettingen in ST.svg |state = North Rhine-Westphalia |region = [[Regierungsbezirk Münster|Münster]] |district = Steinfurt |elevation = 74 |area = 40 |population = 12277 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 49497 |area_code = 05452 |licence = ST |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 056 |website = {{url|https://www.mettingen.de/}} |mayor = Christina Rählmann |party = }} '''Mettingen''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Steinfurt (district)|district of Steinfurt]], in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. == Geography == Mettingen is about {{convert|25|km|abbr=off}} east of [[Rheine]] and {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} west of [[Osnabrück]]. === Places close to Mettingen === Villages close to Mettingen are [[Recke]] in the west, [[Neuenkirchen]], ([[Lower Saxony]]) in the north, [[Ibbenbüren]] in the south and [[Westerkappeln]] in the east. == Notable persons == The founders of the textile company [[C&A]], Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer, were born in Mettingen. Also [[Annika Suthe]], participant of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] ([[javelin throw]]) was born there. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} * {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}} {{Authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Steinfurt (district)]]