# Dinslaken

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 mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.

## Geography

Dinslaken is a city of the Lower Rhine region and situated at the northwestern margin of the Ruhr area, approx. 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Duisburg.

### Neighbouring municipalities

* Hünxe
* Bottrop
* Oberhausen
* Duisburg
* Rheinberg
* Voerde

### Division of the town

Dinslaken consists of 7 subdivisions
* Eppinghoven
* Hiesfeld
* Innenstadt
* Lohberg
* Oberlohberg
* Bruch
* Averbruch
* Hagenbezirk

## Sights

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

## 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:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Michael Heidinger | Social Democratic Party | 10,923 | 41.4 | 8,846 | 44.9 |
| | Michaela Eislöffel | Independent (CDU/Green) | 9,818 | 37.2 | 10,856 | 55.1 |
| | Thomas Giezek | Independent Citizens' Representative | 4,041 | 15.3 |
| | Gerd Baßfeld | The Left | 1,595 | 6.1 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,377 | 98.1 | 19,702 | 99.1 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 517 | 1.9 | 171 | 0.9 |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,894 | 100.0 | 19,873 | 100.0 |
| Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | 54,245 | 49.6 | 54,234 | 36.6 |
| Source: City of Dinslaken (1st round, 2nd round) |||||||

### 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:
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 7,633 | 29.0 | 14.7 | 18 | 2 |
| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 6,050 | 23.0 | 6.7 | 14 | 1 |
| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 5,058 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 12 | 8 |
| | Independent Citizens' Representative (UBV) | 3,202 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 7 | 4 |
| | The Left (Die Linke) | 1,523 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 |
| | Die PARTEI | 1,184 | 4.5 | New | 3 | New |
| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 1,101 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 2 |
| | Active Voters' Association of Dinslaken (AWG) | 605 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,356 | 97.9 | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 563 | 2.1 | | | |
| Total | Total | 26,919 | 100.0 | | 62 | 16 |
| Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | 54,245 | 49.6 | 0.3 | | |
| Source: City of Dinslaken |||||||

## Twin towns – sister cities

Dinslaken is twinned with:
* Agen, France
* Arad, Israel

## Notable people

* Dietrich Barfurth (1849–1927), physician and anatomist, rector of the University of Rostock
* Maria Sander-Domagala (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