Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk | |
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show Location of Wachtendonk within Kleve district | |
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Coordinates: 51°24′33″N 6°20′16″E / 51.40917°N 6.33778°ECoordinates: 51°24′33″N 6°20′16″E / 51.40917°N 6.33778°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Kleve |
Subdivisions | 2 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Paul Robert Hoene[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,107 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 47669 |
Dialling codes | 0 28 36 |
Vehicle registration | KLE |
Website | www.wachtendonk.de |
Wachtendonk at the confluence of Niers River and Nette River is a municipality in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Duisburg and Venlo at the Dutch border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk' (Donk = slight elevation within a swampy area).
Gallery[]
Feldstrasse
Old Monastery 'Thal Josaphat'
Wankum, church (Sankt Martin Kirche) in the street
References[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
(in German)
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- Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kleve (district)
- Düsseldorf region geography stubs