Schöppingen.Rheine.Wettringen. Last Tuesday the city Rheine as well as the municipalities Schöppingen and Wettringen had birthday. The first documentary mention took place for these municipalities already on 7.6.838, thus 1,184 years ago. The mayors met on this occasion to a working meeting in the Schöppinger city hall. In particular, current topics and the respective approaches were discussed, for example the question of the reception and integration of refugees. But cycling tourism issues were also discussed and together the mayors Franz-Josef Franzbach (Schöppingen), Berthold Bültgerds (Wettringen) and Dr. Peter Lüttmann (Rheine) are considering whether the “Jubilee Cycle Route” between the three municipalities, which was created a good 10 years ago, should be reviewed and adapted for next year, and thus for the 1,185th anniversary. The two-hour meeting ended with a tour of the renovated Schöppingen town hall.
Photo (Schöppingen municipality), from left: Mayors Dr. Lüttmann, Franz-Joesf Franszbach and Berthold Bültgerds in front of Schöppingen town hall