Neighbour villages of Mettingen are Recke in the west , Neuenkirchen , ( Lower Saxony ) in the north , Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east .
Villages close to Mettingen are Recke in the west , Neuenkirchen , ( Lower Saxony ) in the north , Ibbenbüren in the south and Westerkappeln in the east .