Beelen | |
|---|---|
 Church in Beelen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Beelen
within Warendorf district | |
 Location of Beelen | |
Beelen Beelen | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′45″N 8°07′05″E / 51.92917°N 8.11806°E / 51.92917; 8.11806 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Warendorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Rolf Mestekemper (CDU / FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.35 km2 (12.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)1 | |
• Total | 6,002 |
| • Density | 191.5/km2 (495.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48361 |
| Dialling codes | 02586 |
| Vehicle registration | WAF |
| Website | www |
Beelen (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːlən]; Low German: Bailen) is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km south-west of Bielefeld and 35 km east of Münster.
Politics
The current mayor is Rolf Mestekemper, who has been serving as mayor since 2020. In the 2025 local elections, he was reelected with 79,3 % of the vote, being the only candidate.2
List of Mayors
- 1989–1991: Siegbert Elsing (FWG)
- 1991–1994: Josef Aulenkamp (CDU)
- 1994–1995: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
- 1995–1999: Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU)
- 1999–2004: Martin Braun (independent)
- 2004–2020: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
- since 2020: Rolf Mestekemper
City council
After the 2025 local elections, the Beelen city council is composed as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Voters' Society Beelen (FWG) | 1,351 | 45.8 | New | 10 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 758 | 25.7 |  0.8
|
5 | 1
| |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 287 | 9.7 | 8.2
|
2 | 2
| |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 193 | 6.5 | 2.9
|
1 | 1
| |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 189 | 6.4 | 7.3
|
1 | 2
| |
| The Left (Linke) | 172 | 5.8 | New | 1 | New | |
| Valid votes | 2,950 | 97.9 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 63 | 2.1 | ||||
| Total | 3,013 | 100.0 | 20 | 2
| ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 4,728 | 63.7 | ||||
| Source: State Returning Officer | ||||||
Twin towns
References
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- "Kommunalwahlen 2025 in NRW". www.wahlergebnisse.nrw (in German). Retrieved 2026-04-01.