Western Churches

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Western Churches
City of Ennigerloh
Coordinates: 51 ° 53 ′ 2 "  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 35"  E
Height : 78 m
Area : 28.07 km²
Residents : 2500
Population density : 89 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 59320
Area code : 02587

Westkirchen is a district of Ennigerloh with around 2,500 inhabitants and is located north of Ennigerloh in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Westkirchen, St. Laurentius, 2019
Westkirchen, Mühle, 2019

In terms of traffic, the place is connected via the B475 and A2. Sights include the Diek House (castle), the mill, a variety of monuments, the Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius from 1871 and the village archive. On July 19, 1868, the entire village burned down. On January 1, 1975, Westkirchen was incorporated into Ennigerloh.

Until July 2005, Westkirchen was the location of 1./FlaRakGrp 21 of the Air Force with the Hawk and Patriot weapon systems for over 40 years .

Web links

Commons : Westkirchen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 312 .
  2. Chronicle of 1. Anti-Aircraft Missile Group 21 ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.1flarakgrp21.de