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. north of Duisburg.Neighbouring municipalities
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.International relations
Dinslaken is twinned with:
- Agen, France
- Arad, Israel
Notable people
- Dietrich Barfurth, physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock
- Maria Sander-Domagala, athlete and Olympic medalist
- Frank Saborowski, football defender
- Wolfgang de Beer, football goalkeeper at MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund, now goalkeeping coach of Borussia Dortmund
- Katrin Himmler, political scientist, author of the book The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History
- Ralf Kelleners, racing driver
- Michael Wendler, composer and songwriter
- Paula Kalenberg, actress
- Timm Golley, football player
- Linda Dallmann, football player
