Rheine, Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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🇩🇪 Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.

Geography Rheine is on the river Ems, about 40 km (25 mi) north of Münster, 45 km (28 mi) west of Osnabrück and 45 km (28 mi) east of Hengelo (Netherlands).

History Although the region around the city has been populated since prehistoric times, Rheine was first mentioned in a document signed by Louis the Pious in 838. On 15 August 1327 it received its town charter from Louis II, Bishop of Münster.

The settlement was near to the crossing of two old merchant roads and a ford over the river Ems. Frankish soldiers initially secured this strategic point by a barrack yard. Later a church and more buildings were added to this outpost.

At the end of the Thirty Years' War the city was burned down almost completely. Swedish and Hessian troops besieged imperial soldiers who had entrenched themselves in Rheine. On 20/21 September and 19 October 1647 glowing cannonballs set fire to the city and 365 houses were destroyed. In 1803 the city became capital of the Sovereign Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck (556 square kilometers) of the House of Looz-Corswarem, later annexed by the Grand Duchy of Berg and the Kingdom of Prussia.

During the industrialization the textile industry prospered. It remained an important economic factor until the second half of the 20th century. Today engineering industries and services form the largest part of economy in Rheine.

On 1 April 1927 about 10,000 inhabitants of the Office Rheine (Bentlage, Wadelheim, Dutum, etc.) were incorporated into the city, the population increased to 29,598, the city area was thus tripled.

In Nazi Germany, Jewish citizens were also deported from Rheine. The allied war opponents bombarded the city repeatedly, especially the railway line and the Dortmund-Ems Canal, which represented tactical goals. The large-scale attacks on 5 October met in 1944, and 21 March 1945, each with more than 200 dead and Injured the city area. The conquest of Rheine took place on 2 April 1945 after some fierce fighting by units of the 157th British Infantry Brigade (5th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment, 7th Battalion of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment).

Rheine was after the war in 1945 in the British occupation zone and 1946 was politically assigned to the newly founded Land of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1949 it joined with the other Lander in the Western Zone to form the Federal Republic of Germany.

On 10 February 1946 Rheine was affected by the highest ever Emshochwasser. Large parts of the city were flooded.

On 15 August 2002 the city celebrated the 675th anniversary of the granting of municipal law.

Transport Rheine is the western terminus of the Münster-Rheine railway. • Rheine railway station • Rheine-Mesum.

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Rheine has a population of over 76,123 people. Rheine also forms one of the centres of the wider Steinfurt District which has a population of over 448,197 people. It is also a part of the larger Münster Region.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Rheine has links with:

🇩🇪 Bernburg, Germany 🇳🇱 Borne, Netherlands 🇵🇹 Leiria, Portugal 🇱🇹 Trakai, Lithuania
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Antipodal to Rheine is: -172.563,-52.286

Locations Near: Rheine 7.43697,52.2857

🇩🇪 Steinfurt 7.344,52.15 d: 16.3  

🇩🇪 Lingen 7.317,52.517 d: 27  

🇩🇪 Ibbenbüren 7.717,52.287 d: 19  

🇩🇪 Münster 7.629,51.961 d: 38.4  

🇩🇪 Nordhorn 7.067,52.417 d: 29.1  

🇩🇪 Meppen 7.283,52.683 d: 45.4  

🇳🇱 Enschede 6.898,52.194 d: 38.1  

🇩🇪 Osnabrück 8.048,52.273 d: 41.6  

🇩🇪 Warendorf 7.99,51.952 d: 53  

🇳🇱 Hengelo 6.783,52.25 d: 44.7  

Antipodal to: Rheine -172.563,-52.286

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