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Ahlen
Marian Church
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Warendorf
Mayor	Benedikt Ruhmöller (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	123.14 km² (47.5 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m  (262 ft)
Population	54,745  (31/12/2006)
- Density	445 /km² (1,151 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WAF
Postal codes	59227, 59229
Area codes	02382, 02388, 02528
Website	www.ahlen.de Coordinates: 51°45′48″N 7°53′28″E / 51.76333, 7.89111

Ahlen (German pronunciation: [ˈaːlən]) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is part of the district of Warendorf. The villages Dolberg and Vorhelm are both quarters of the town. The largest neighbouring town is the City of Hamm in the south-east.

Economy

Ahlen's economy was dominated by the coal industry for nearly one century.

Notable persons

It is also the birthplace of Valencia CF footballer, Curro Torres.

External links

• Official site (German)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Warendorf (district) Ahlen | Beckum | Beelen | Drensteinfurt | Ennigerloh | Everswinkel | Oelde | Ostbevern | Sassenberg | Sendenhorst | Telgte | Wadersloh | Warendorf

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