Editing Rheine

{{Infobox German location
|name              = Rheine
|type              = Stadt
|image_photo       = Rheine-Emswehr.jpg
|imagesize         =
|image_caption     =
|image_flag        = Flagge Rheine.svg
|image_coa         = DEU Rheine COA.svg
|coordinates       = {{coord|52|17|N|7|26|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan        = Rheine in ST.svg
|state             = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region            = Münster
|district          = Steinfurt
|elevation         = 35
|area              = 145
|postal_code       = 48429-48432
|area_code         = 05971, 05975, 05459
|licence           = ST, BF, TE
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 076
|website           = [https://www.rheine.de/ www.rheine.de]
|mayor             = Peter Lüttmann<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2020&ndash;25 
|party             = CDU
}}
'''Rheine''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʁaɪnə|lang|De-Rheine.ogg}}) is a city in the district of [[Steinfurt (district)|Steinfurt]] in [[Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is the largest city in the district and the location of [[Rheine Air Base]].

==Geography==
[[File:Rheine, die Sankt Antonius Basilika Dm28 IMG 7355 2020-08-10 13.56.jpg|Sankt Antonius Basilika|thumb|170px]]
Rheine is on the river [[Ems (river)|Ems]], about {{Convert|40|km}} north of [[Münster]], {{Convert|45|km}} west of [[Osnabrück]] and {{Convert|45|km}} east of [[Hengelo]] ([[Netherlands]]).

==History==
[[File:Hauenhorst, katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Mariä Heimsuchung Dm117 foto4 2013-09-28 12.51.jpg|thumb|Catholic church in Hauenhorst]]

===Early history===
Although the region around the city has been populated since prehistoric times, Rheine was first mentioned in a document signed by [[Louis the Pious]] in 838. On 15 August 1327, it received its town charter from [[Louis II, Bishop of Münster]].

The settlement was near to the crossing of two old merchant roads and a ford over the river Ems. Frankish soldiers initially secured this strategic point with a barrack yard. Later a church and more buildings were added to this outpost.

===17th-19th centuries===
At the end of the [[Thirty Years' War]] the city was burned down almost completely. Swedish and Hessian troops besieged imperial soldiers who had entrenched themselves in Rheine. On 20/21 September and 19 October 1647 glowing cannonballs set fire to the city and 365 houses were destroyed. In 1803 the city became the capital of the Sovereign Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck (556 square kilometers) of the [[House of Looz-Corswarem]], later annexed by the [[Grand Duchy of Berg]] and the [[Kingdom of Prussia]].

During the [[Industrial Revolution]] the textile industry prospered.  It remained an important economic factor until the second half of the 20th century. Today engineering industries and services form the largest part of economy in Rheine.

===20th and 21st centuries===
On 1 April 1927 about 10,000 inhabitants of the Office Rheine (Bentlage, Wadelheim, Dutum, etc.) were incorporated into the city, the population increased to 29,598, the city area was thus tripled.

During [[Nazi Germany|Nazi rule of Germany]], Jewish citizens were deported from Rheine, as elsewhere in Germany. In the Second World War, [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] bombarded the city repeatedly, especially the railway line and the [[Dortmund-Ems Canal]], which represented tactical goals. Large-scale bombing raids occurred on 5 October 1944 and 21 March 1945, each leaving more than 200 dead and causing extensive damage to the city area. The conquest of Rheine took place on 2 April 1945 after some fierce fighting by units of the 157th British Infantry Brigade (5th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment, 7th Battalion of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment).

After 1945, Rheine was in the British occupation zone and 1946 was politically assigned to the newly founded ''Land'' (state) of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. In 1949 it joined with the other states in the Western Zone to form the [[Federal Republic of Germany]].

On 10 February 1946 Rheine was affected by the highest ever Emshochwasser. Large parts of the city were flooded.

On 15 August 2002 the city celebrated the 675th anniversary of the granting of municipal law.

==Division of the city==
There is no standard division of the city, different divisions are used for different purposes. The districts do not form administrative units. A detailed breakdown includes 21 districts.
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* Altenrheine
* Baarentelgen 
* Bentlage
* Catenhorn
* Dorenkamp
* Dutum
* [[Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia|Elte]]
* Eschendorf 
* Gellendorf
* Hauenhorst
* Hörstkamp
* Innenstadt (city centre)
* Kanalhafen
* [[Mesum]]
* Rodde
* Schleupe
* Schotthock
* Stadtberg 
* Südesch
* Wadelheim
* Wietesch{{div col end}}

The city of Rheine has eleven district advisory councils. For statistical purposes, there is a division into 18 statistical districts. The city is divided into 22 electoral districts.

Eschendorf, Dorenkamp, and Schotthock are the biggest districts by population, and Catenhorn is the smallest.

==Politics==
Peter Lüttmann of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) has been the mayor of Rheine since 2015. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020. Lüttmann was the sole candidate and was re-elected with 90.6% of votes in favour and 9.4% against, on a turnout of 48.5%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.citeq.de/20200913/05566076/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_25_Gemeinde_Stadt_Rheine.html|title=Mayoral election|date=13 September 2020|access-date=1 July 2022|language=de|publisher=City of Rheine}}</ref>

===List of mayors===
* 1946–1948: Georg Pelster (1897–1963) ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]])
* 1948–1954: Albert Biermann (CDU)
* 1954–1960: Balduin Echelmeyer (CDU)
* 1960–1961: Franz Rudolf Kümpers (CDU)
* 1961–1975: Albert Biermann (1903–1994) (CDU)
* 1975–1994: Ludger Meier (CDU)
* 1994–1999: Günter Thum ([[SPD]])
* 1999–2004: Wilhelm Niemann  (1949–2012) (CDU)
* 2004–2015: Angelika Kordfelder (born 1955) ([[SPD]])
* since 2015: Peter Lüttmann

===City council===
The Rheine 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:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 13,885
| 47.2
| {{increase}} 1.3
| 23
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 6,444
| 21.9
| {{decrease}} 8.1
| 10
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 4,196
| 14.3
| {{increase}} 4.5
| 7
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 1,663
| 5.7
| {{increase}} 0.6
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Independent Voters' Association Rheine (UWG)
| 1,380
| 4.7
| {{decrease}} 0.3
| 2
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 993
| 3.4
| {{decrease}} 0.8
| 2
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens for Rheine (BfR)
| 873
| 3.0
| New
| 1
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 29,434
! 98.3
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 498
! 1.7
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 29,932
! 100.0
! 
! 48
! {{increase}} 4
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 61,695
! 48.5
! {{increase}} 2.1
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.citeq.de/20200913/05566076/html5/Ratswahl_NRW_26_Gemeinde_Stadt_Rheine.html City of Rheine]
|}

The next city council elections will take place on September 14, 2025, with a possible runoff election scheduled for September 28, 2025. [https://www.rheine.de/rathaus-service/dienstleistungen/41.Dienstleistungen-von-A---Z.html?detID=2828]

==Transport==
Rheine is the western terminus of the [[Münster-Rheine railway]].

* [[Rheine railway station]]
* [[Rheine-Mesum railway station|Rheine-Mesum]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Rheine is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Partnerstädte|url=https://www.rheine.de/kultur-freizeit-tourismus/staedtepartnerschaften/430.Die-Partnerstaedte.html|website=rheine.de|publisher=Rheine|language=de|access-date=2021-03-15}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Borne (Overijssel)|Borne]], Netherlands (1983)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernburg]], Germany (1990)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Leiria]], Portugal (1996)
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Trakai District Municipality|Trakai]], Lithuania (1996)

==Notable people==
[[File:Moritz-Julius-vd-1.jpg|140px|thumb|Moritz Julius Dobschütz]]
*[[Heinrich Meyring]]  (1628–1723), German sculptor
*[[Moritz Dobschutz|Moritz Dobschütz]] (1831–1913), German-American merchant
*[[Carl Murdfield]] (1868–1944), painter
*[[Josef Winckler]] (1881–1966), author
*[[Carlo Mense]] (1886–1965), painter
*[[Carl-Alfred Schumacher]] (1896–1967), military officer
*[[Georg Pelster]] (1897–1963), politician (CDU)
*[[Gustav Niemann]] (1899–1982), mechanical engineering scholar
*[[Josef Pieper]] (1904–1997), philosopher
*[[Rembert van Delden]] (1917–1999), politician (CDU)
*[[Josef Paul Kleihues]] (1933–2004), architect
*[[Harald Ibach]] (born 1941), physicist
*[[Frank Ripploh]] (1949–2002), actor
*[[Peter Funke]] (born 1950), historian
*[[Josef H. Neumann]] (born 1953), art historian and photographer
*[[Silvia Hildegard Haneklaus]] (born 1959), agricultural scientist
*[[Bettina Hoy]] (born 1962), equestrian
*[[Lisa Paus]] (born 1968), politician
*[[Michael Prus]] (born 1968), football player
*[[Oliver Krüger]] (born 1973), professor of religious studies
*[[Kerstin Stegemann]] (born 1977), footballer
*[[Jonas Reckermann]] (born 1979), beach volleyball player
*[[Julian Lüttmann]] (born 1982), football player

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rheine.de/ Official website]
*[http://www.staedtepartnerschaftsverein-rheine.de/ Association for Rheine's twin towns]

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