Dinslaken


Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.
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Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions
  • Eppinghoven
  • Hiesfeld
  • Innenstadt
  • Lohberg
  • Oberlohberg
  • Bruch
  • Averbruch
  • Hagenbezirk

Sights

The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

Politics

The current mayor of Dinslaken is independent politician Michaela Eislöffel since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 26,377
! 98.1
! 19,702
! 99.1
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 517
! 1.9
! 171
! 0.9
! colspan=3| Total
! 26,894
! 100.0
! 19,873
! 100.0
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 54,245
! 49.6
! 54,234
! 36.6

City council

The Dinslaken city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 26,356
! 97.9
!
!
!
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 563
! 2.1
!
!
!
! colspan=2| Total
! 26,919
! 100.0
!
! 62
! 16
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 54,245
! 49.6
! 0.3
!
!

Twin towns – sister cities

Dinslaken is twinned with:

Notable people