Nottuln

Nottuln (Low German: Notteln) is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography
Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20 km west of Münster.

Neighbouring municipalities

 * Billerbeck
 * Havixbeck
 * Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia
 * Dülmen
 * Coesfeld

Division of the municipality
The municipality consists of 4 districts
 * Nottuln
 * Appelhülsen (including Nottuln-Appelhülsen station)
 * Schapdetten
 * Darup

History
Original settlement of the Nottuln area dates back to about 4000 BC. The name of Nottuln originates from Nutlon, which is probably early German for "nut wood". A church was founded in 860 by Liudger, as well as the first convent in Westphalia.

After a destructive fire in 1748, the parish church and surrounding convent district were rebuilt in baroque style by Johann Conrad Schlaun.

Transport
Nottuln is on the Bundesautobahn 43 and Nottuln-Appelhülsen station in the nearby town of Appelhülsen is on the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway, connecting to Münster. Nottuln has bus lines that reach out to Coesfeld, Darup, and Roxel with the R62/3; Billerbeck and Appelhuelsen with the T85; and Münster with the S60. There are also many bike paths as Nottuln is on many of the Baumberger bike routes.

Points of interest

 * Longinus Tower

Notable people

 * Christian Baumeister (born 1971), wildlife filmmaker
 * Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785-1864), jurist, homeopath, landowner of Haus Darup and first district councilor of the Coesfeld district
 * Hermann Busenbaum (1600-1668), Jesuit theologian
 * Franz Wilhelm Darup (1756-1836), religious author and captain of honor
 * Norbert van Heyst, (born 1944), former commander of the 1. German-Dutch Corps in Münster