Nottuln (; ) is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Nottuln is situated in the Baumberge, approx. 20km 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 4000BC. 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

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