What is Coesfeld?
{{Infobox German Location |Name = Coesfeld |image_photo = 20141101 Innenstadt Coesfeld (07305).jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Aerial view of Coesfeld |Art = Town |Wappen = DEU Coesfeld COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|57|N|7|10|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |Lageplan = |Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia |Regierungsbezirk = [[Regierungsbezirk Münster|Münster]] |Kreis = [[Coesfeld Rural District|Coesfeld]] |Höhe = 89 |Fläche = 141.05 |Einwohner = 36660 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |PLZ = 48653 |Vorwahl = 02541 |Kfz = COE |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 58 012 |Gliederung = 2 |Website = {{url|http://www.coesfeld.de}} |Bürgermeister = Heinz Öhmann |Partei = CDU }} '''Coesfeld''' is a town in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]] and the capital of [[Coesfeld Rural District|Coesfeld county]]. [[Nepomucenum]] and [[St.-Pius-Gymnasium]] are highschools in Coesfeld. == History == Coesfeld was founded by the holy [[Ludgerus]]. Coesfeld has been a town since 1197. Big villages in county Coesfeld: * [[Nottuln]] * [[Senden]] * [[Dülmen]] * [[Havixbeck]] * [[Billerbeck]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Coesfeld (district)]] [[Category:Hanseatic League]]