Rheine is a city in the Steinfurt district of Westphalia, Germany, and is the largest city in that district. It is home to Rheine Air Base, a notable military installation in the area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.283333 degrees north 1 FAQs
Who founded Bentlage Monastery in Rheine and what became of it?
According to the Münsterland tourism board: "In 1437, members of the Order of the Knights of the Cross founded the late Gothic Bentlage Monastery. It was extended again and again. In 1803 it was secularised and became the residence of the Rheine-Wolbeck principality."
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1. Rheine (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 77,209 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.283333, longitude 7.433333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 35 m
P2046 (area)
area 144.86 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 77209 (2026)
View the Source2. Rheine (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 838
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.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 838
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.
Source text, founding-year: 838
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.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
(German: [ˈʁaɪnə] ) is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany
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