Dinslaken

Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

Geography
Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 km north of Duisburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

 * Hünxe
 * Bottrop
 * Oberhausen
 * Duisburg
 * Rheinberg
 * Voerde

Division of the town
Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions
 * Eppinghoven
 * Hiesfeld
 * Innenstadt
 * Lohberg
 * Oberlohberg
 * Bruch
 * Averbruch
 * Hagenbezirk

Sights
The medieval parish church, St. Vincentius, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1951 to 1952.

Politics
The current mayor of Dinslaken is independent politician Michaela Eislöffel since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:

! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 26,377 ! 98.1 ! 19,702 ! 99.1 ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 517 ! 1.9 ! 171 ! 0.9 ! colspan=3| Total ! 26,894 ! 100.0 ! 19,873 ! 100.0 ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 54,245 ! 49.6 ! 54,234 ! 36.6
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 * align=left| Michael Heidinger
 * align=left| Social Democratic Party
 * 10,923
 * 41.4
 * 8,846
 * 44.9
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 * align=left| Michaela Eislöffel
 * align=left| Independent (CDU/Green)
 * 9,818
 * 37.2
 * 10,856
 * 55.1
 * align=left| Thomas Giezek
 * align=left| Independent Citizens' Representative
 * 4,041
 * 15.3
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 * align=left| Gerd Baßfeld
 * align=left| The Left
 * 1,595
 * 6.1
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 * align=left| Gerd Baßfeld
 * align=left| The Left
 * 1,595
 * 6.1
 * colspan=7| Source: City of Dinslaken (1st round, 2nd round)
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City council
The Dinslaken city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 26,356 ! 97.9 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 563 ! 2.1 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Total ! 26,919 ! 100.0 ! ! 62 ! 16 ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 54,245 ! 49.6 ! 0.3 ! !
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 * align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)
 * 7,633
 * 29.0
 * 14.7
 * 18
 * 2
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 * align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
 * 6,050
 * 23.0
 * 6.7
 * 14
 * 1
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 * align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)
 * 5,058
 * 19.2
 * 10.5
 * 12
 * 8
 * align=left| Independent Citizens' Representative (UBV)
 * 3,202
 * 12.2
 * 6.4
 * 7
 * 4
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 * align=left| The Left (Die Linke)
 * 1,523
 * 5.8
 * 0.4
 * 4
 * 1
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 * align=left| Die PARTEI
 * 1,184
 * 4.5
 * New
 * 3
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 * align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
 * 1,101
 * 4.2
 * 1.9
 * 3
 * 2
 * align=left| Active Voters' Association of Dinslaken (AWG)
 * 605
 * 2.3
 * 0.1
 * 1
 * ±0
 * 3
 * 2
 * align=left| Active Voters' Association of Dinslaken (AWG)
 * 605
 * 2.3
 * 0.1
 * 1
 * ±0
 * 1
 * ±0
 * colspan=7| Source: City of Dinslaken
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Twin towns – sister cities
Dinslaken is twinned with:
 * 🇫🇷 Agen, France
 * 🇮🇱 Arad, Israel

Notable people

 * Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock
 * Maria Sander-Domagala (1924–1999), athlete (sprinter) and Olympic medalist
 * Frank Saborowski (born 1958), footballer
 * Wolfgang de Beer (born 1964), football player and coach
 * Katrin Himmler (born 1967), political scientist, author of the book The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History
 * Ralf Kelleners (born 1968), racing driver
 * Michael Wendler (born 1972), composer and songwriter
 * Paula Kalenberg (born 1986), actress
 * Timm Golley (born 1991), footballer
 * Linda Dallmann (born 1994), footballer