Nordkirchen is a municipality located in the district of Coesfeld within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The town is most notable for Schloss Nordkirchen, an 18th-century residence built for a local bishop. It is frequently referred to as the "Versailles of Westphalia" because it stands as the largest residence in that region of Germany.
Additionally, Nordkirchen serves as the location for the Nordkirchen transmitter, which is a transmission site for medium wave broadcasting used to transmit the programs of Deutschlandfunk.