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City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Gütersloh is a large town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for the eponymous county and has a population of 96,320 people.
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The nearest major airport is in Hanover (HAJ). Moreover the airports of Dortmund (DTM, c. 1½ hours) and Düsseldorf (DUS; two hours) are easily reachable by train.
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On the A2 between Dortmund and Hannover, southwest of Bielefeld.
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