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Mettingen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.GeographyMettingen is situated approximately 25 km east of Rheine and 20 km west of Osnabrück.Neighbouring placesNeighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west, Neuenkirchen, (Lower Saxony) in the north, Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east.EconomyThe production side of the frozen cakes manufacturer Coppenrath & Wiese is based in Mettingen.Notable personsThe founders of the textile company C&A, Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer, were born in Mettingen. Also Annika Suthe, participant of the 2004 Summer Olympics (javelin throw) was born there.Honorary citizens Clemens Brenninkmeyer (1932) Franz Brenninkmeyer (1969) Theodor Kersting (1973) Josef Wiese (2005)
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