Horstmar

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_flag = Flagge Horstmar.svg

|image_coa = DEU Horstmar COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|52|04|50|N|7|18|30|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Horstmar in ST.svg

|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen

|region = Münster

|district = Steinfurt

|elevation = 77

|area = 45

|postal_code = 48612

|area_code = 02558

|licence = ST

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 024

|website = [https://www.horstmar.de/ www.horstmar.de]

|mayor = Robert Wenking[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.

|leader_term = 2020–25

|party = CDU

}}

File:Horstmar, die Sankt Gertrudis Kirche in straatzicht DmA-26 foto4 2016-04-03 13.35.jpg Church]]

Horstmar is a German town, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt district, approx. {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of Münster.

History

Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as the early 11th century. The city of Horstmar was built to the south of this castle. During the Thirty Years' War the castle was destroyed by order of the Hessian lieutenant Carl von Rabenhaupt.

Politics

The city council consists of 22 councillors and the mayor.

People from Horstmar

Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer-Lieser (1856-1922), German politician

References

Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Category:Steinfurt (district)