Dinslaken

 ( Towns In North Rhine-westphalia ) 

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 mining in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

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

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Neighbouring municipalities

• Hünxe
• Bottrop
• Oberhausen
• Duisburg
• Rheinberg
• Voerde

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Division of the town Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions

• Eppinghoven
• Hiesfeld
• Innenstadt
• Lohberg
• Oberlohberg
• Bruch
• Averbruch
• Hagenbezirk

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

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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 ! % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Michael Heidinger | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 10,923 | 41.4 | 8,846 | 44.9 |- | bgcolor=| | 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 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Gerd Baßfeld | align=left| The Left | 1,595 | 6.1 |- ! 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 |- | 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 ! +/- |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 7,633 | 29.0 | 14.7 | 18 | 2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 6,050 | 23.0 | 6.7 | 14 | 1 |- | bgcolor=| | 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 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| The Left (Die Linke) | 1,523 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Die PARTEI | 1,184 | 4.5 | New | 3 | New |- | bgcolor=| | 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 |- ! 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 ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Dinslaken |}

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Twin towns – sister cities Dinslaken is Sister city with:

• Agen, France
• Arad, Israel

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Notable people

• Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock
• Maria Sander (1924–1999), athlete (sprinter) and Olympic medalist
• Frank Saborowski (born 1958), footballer
• Wolfgang de Beer (1964–2024), 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

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External links

• Official website

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