Raesfeld

{{short description|Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany}}

{{Infobox German location

|image_coa = DEU Raesfeld COA.svg

|image_flag = Flagge Raesfeld.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|51|46|N|6|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Raesfeld in BOR.svg

|state = North Rhine-Westphalia

|region = Münster

|district = Borken

|elevation = 59

|area = 57.81

|postal_code = 46348

|area_code = 0 28 65

|licence = BOR

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 54 040

|divisions = 10

|website = [http://www.gemeinde-raesfeld.de/ www.gemeinde-raesfeld.de]

|mayor = Martin Tesing[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.

|leader_term = 2020–25

|party = CDU

}}

Raesfeld ({{IPA|de|ˈʁaːsfɛlt}}) is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Borken and 30 km east of the Dutch border.

Raesfeld's landmark is the moated castle {{ill|Schloss Raesfeld|de}}, originally built in the 13th century and extended and remodeled in Renaissance style in the 17th century. It is now primarily used by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as a center for the teaching of crafts; the formal gardens have been lost, but the wildlife park has been restored and is part of the European Garden Heritage Network.

The municipality of Raesfeld includes {{ill|Erle, Raesfeld|lt=Erle|de|Erle (Raesfeld)}}, a village within the {{ill|Naturpark Hohe Mark|de}} that has an ancient oak, the Femeiche, thought to be 600–850 years old and named for Vehmic court sessions formerly held under it.