Mesum is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 south of Rheine

Rheine

Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...

, located in the district Steinfurt

Steinfurt

Steinfurt is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt.-Geography:Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name came into being in 1975 when the two – up to then independent – parts of the city – Borghorst and...

, part of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

. The current population in 2004 is about 8500. Mesum was first mentioned in 1373 in a document listing the church. That old church still exists as the oldest building of the village.

The village grew in the 19th century with the textile

Textile

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 industry. At that time, it was part of the Prussia

Prussia

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n Kingdom.

Railway station

The village has a railway station Rheine-Mesum

Rheine-Mesum railway station

-History:The station is located on the Münster–Rheine line. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and the Westfalenbahn.-Train services:The following services currently call at Rheine-Mesum:...

, however Rheine

Rheine railway station

Rheine is a railway station located in Rheine, Germany. The station is located on the Löhne–Rheine, Emsland Railway and the Münster–Rheine lines...

has more services.

Link to city-homepage (German)