Destel

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Destel
Stemwede municipality
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 10 ″  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 28 ″  E
Height : 57 m above sea level NN
Area : 8.36 km²
Residents : 700  (1972)
Population density : 84 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 32351
Area code : 05745
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Location of Destel in Stemwede

Destel is a small town a few kilometers north of the Mittelland Canal . It belongs to the municipality of Stemwede , of which it is the southernmost part of the municipality, in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke .

history

Windmill

In 969 Destel was first mentioned in a document.

On April 1, 1936, only about a third of the previous municipal area (8.49 km 2 ) remained near Destel. The remaining area (16.78 km 2 ) was given up to form the new municipality of Twiehausen .

After the old school was sold in 1959 and converted into apartments, the new school was inaugurated on January 15, 1960. After a short time (1973) the school was closed again as part of the school reform of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

On January 1, 1973 Destel was incorporated into the new municipality of Stemwede.

Attractions

The windmill (Galerie-Holländer) from the beginning of the 19th century is worth seeing. The mill is part of the Westphalian Mill Road .

traffic

The next junction is Bünde on the A 30 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 226 .
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 325 .