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Wesel (district)
Wesel () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Borken, Recklinghausen, district-free cities Bottrop, Oberhausen, Duisburg and Krefeld, districts Viersen, Cleves. History The district was created in 1975 by merging former districts Dinslaken, Moers and Rees, which were all created in 1816 when the area became part of Prussia. Its capital is Wesel, its most populated city is Moers. Geography The main river through the district is the Rhine. Coat of arms The coat of arms show a willow tree Willows are a genus of trees. Willow Tree may refer to: Places * Willow Tree, New South Wales, a village in Australia * Willow Tree railway station, in Australia * Willow Tree (LIRR station), a railway station in New York Entertainment * "Wil ... with 13 branches representing the 13 municipalities and cities in the district. The green color as well as the tree was chosen to show that the city is surrounded by a gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf (region)
Düsseldorf is one of the five ''Regierungsbezirke'' of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. It covers the western part of the Ruhr Area, as well as the ''Niederrheinische Tiefebene'', the lower Rhine area. It is the most populated of all German administrative areas of the kind. It is the only area in Germany where the traditional dialects are Low Franconian, rather than Low German or High German. It was created as a subdivision of the Prussian Rhineland when Prussia reformed its internal administration in 1815. In 1822 the '' Regierungsbezirk Kleve'' was incorporated into Regierungbezirk Düsseldorf. Its highest point is the Brodtberg The Brodtberg, at {{Höhe, 378.86, DE-NN, link=true, is the highest hill in Remscheid and the region of Düsseldorf in Germany. Despite that, it is not particularly prominent; for example the nearby quarter of Lennep Remscheid () is a city in N ... (378 m). Economy The Gross domestic product (GDP) of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow (from Old English ''sealh'', related to the Latin word ''salix'', willow). Some willows (particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow (''Salix herbacea'') rarely exceeds in height, though it spreads widely across the ground. Description Willows all have abundant watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid, soft, usually pliant, tough wood, slender branches, and large, fibrous, often stoloniferous roots. The roots are remarkable for their toughness, size, and tenacity to live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonsbeck
Sonsbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Wesel, and 25 km south-east of Cleves as well as 8 km from the historic city of Xanten. It is one of North Rhine-Westphalia's wealthiest municipalities. History Antiquity A watchtower was constructed on the Balberg by the Romans for protection of the road between Castra Vetera (near modern Xanten) and Blerick (Netherlands). The area around Sonsbeck was settled by the Germanic Cugernii tribe. Middle Ages The watchtower of the Romans was later reconstructed as a keep for the Dukes of Cleves. The remaining round tower (c. 1417) is called "Römerturm" (Roman tower) today, in reference to its early history. In close proximity to the watchtower, the first settlement ''Suangochesboch'' emerged. The name of the settlement has two possible origins; the first from Latin "sus" (= pig) and the second from the Low German word "soneman" (= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schermbeck
Schermbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Schermbeck is situated near the river Lippe, approximately 20 km east of Wesel, and 8 km north-west of Dorsten. Its maximum dilatation from north to south is about 12.90 km, from west to east it's about 17.80 km. Thanks to its proximity to the Ruhr area and thus to many big cities, Schermbeck is becoming a popular place for people who want to escape the urban life but still be closely connected to it. Gallery Image:Schermbeck, Sankt Ludgeruskirche foto2 2011-04-09 16.09.JPG, Schermbeck, church: Sankt Ludgeruskirche Image:Schermbeck, straatzicht1 met Sankt Ludgeruskirche foto8 2011-04-11 10.05.JPG, Schermbeck, view to a street with church Image:Schermbeck,_Sankt-Georg-Kirche,_Foto4_2011-04-11_10.13.jpg, Schermbeck, church: Sankt Georg Kirche Image:Schermbeck, straatzicht2 foto2 2011-04-11 10.09.JPG, Schermbeck, view to a street General information Scher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hünxe
Hünxe () is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion Geography Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring municipalities are: Schermbeck, Dorsten, Bottrop, Dinslaken, Voerde, Wesel und Hamminkeln. The most part of the municipality belongs to the natural park ''Hohe Mark''. The river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal cross the municipality. Area The municipality of Hünxe spans over an area of 106,80 km². It is divided into the six subdivisions of Hünxe, Bruckhausen, Bucholtwelmen {{Unreferenced, date=March 2022 Bucholtwelmen is a district in the west of the community Hünxe in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 474 inhabitants and is located near the river Lippe and the Wesel-Datteln Canal. The district consists of the v ..., Drevenack, Gartrop-Bühl and Krudenburg. References External links Wesel (district) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpen, Germany
Alpen is a municipality in the district of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Alpen is situated in the Lower Rhine region, located between the Ruhr area and the border with the Netherlands. Adjacent cities are Rheinberg, Xanten. Division of the town The municipality consists of 4 districts: *Alpen *Menzelen *Veen *Bönninghardt History Alpen was mentioned documentarily for the first time in 1074. Politics The local Municipal Council is represented by the Christian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Alliance '90/The Greens and the Free Democratic Party. Transportation Alpen is reachable by the Bundesautobahn 57 and the federal highways B57 and B58. There is also a train, the RB31 from Duisburg Hbf (direction Xanten) every hour which stops at Alpen. From there it is a 10-minute walk into the centre of Alpen. Security The municipality of Alpen maintains a Volunteer Fire Department consisting three firehouses with about 105 active firefighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanten
Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements ''Colonia Ulpia Traiana''. Other attractions include the medieval town centre with Xanten Cathedral, many museums and large man-made lakes for various watersport activities. Xanten is visited by approximately one million tourists a year. Geography Xanten, the only German town whose name begins with ''X'', is made up of three boroughs (''Ortsteile''): ''Hochbruch'', ''Niederbruch'', and the ''town centre''. Other localities (''Bezirke'') belonging to the town of Xanten include ''Birten'', ''Lüttingen'', ''Marienbaum'', ''Vynen'', ''Obermörmter'', ''Wardt'', ''Mörmter'', ''Willich'', ''Beek'' and ''Ursel''. Parts of a nature reserve called ''Bislicher Insel'' are located in the municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voerde
Voerde ([]) is a town in the Wesel (district), district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg. City structure According to art. 1(3) of the Main Charter of the town, the municipal area is divided into the 11 quarters of Götterswickerhamm, Löhnen, Mehrum, Möllen, Voerde, Stockum, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, Emmelsum, Spellen and Ork. These quarters are, however, not localities in the sense of article 39 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Municipal Code ( GO NW). History Voerde owes its name to a ford crossing of a branch of the River Rhine, which existed there during Roman and Frankish times (the old spelling for ''Furt'' was ''Fuerdt''). In 1244, the town was mentioned in records for the first time as a fiefdom and castle of the abbey of Werden. In 1804, during the time of the French occupation, Voerde was integrated into the ''Amt Götterswickerhamm'', whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinberg
Rheinberg () is a town in the Wesel (district), district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. north of Moers and south of Wesel. It comprises the municipal districts of Rheinberg, Borth, Budberg, and Orsoy, Germany, Orsoy. History Rheinberg, is first documented in 1003, came into the possession of the archbishops of Colognein the 11th century. After the town rights of Rheinberg had been granted to Archbishop Heinrich von Molenark in 1233, the construction of a city fortification began. This was initially only made of wood, but was replaced at the end of the 13th century by basalt, among other things. Almost at the same time, around 1293, the construction of the electoral palace and the customs tower called the ''Powder Tower,'' northeast of the city center, began. Explosion of the Powder Tower in 1598, in which large parts of Rheinberg, the castle and the associated Old Waiter's Shop were destroyed The castle wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neukirchen-Vluyn
Neukirchen-Vluyn () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Moers, and 15 km north of Krefeld. Mayors Mayors since 1836: * 1836–1875 Gustav Haarbeck * 1875–1923 Hermann Haarbeck * 1923–1928 Dr. Baehr * 1928–1945 Erich Neumann (NSDAP) * 1945–1946 Wilhelm Schneider (appointed by military government) * 1946–1950 Tillmann Bongardt ( CDU) * 1950–1952 Oskar Kühnel (SPD) * 1952–1956 Johann Kaiser (SPD) * 1956–1963 Oskar Kühnel (SPD) * 1963–1975 Gerhard Haastert (CDU) * 1975–1989 Oskar Böhm (SPD) * 1989–1994 Kornelia Kuhn (CDU) * 1994–1999 Peter Wermke (SPD) (last voluntary Mayor) * 1999–2009 Bernd Böing (parteilos) (first full-time Mayor) * 2009–2020 Harald Lenßen (CDU) * since 2020 Ralf Köpke (SPD) Population development Number of inhabitants as of December, 31 Economy The Trox Group has its headquarters in Neukirchen-Vluyn. There are other large businesses in tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamp-Lintfort
Kamp-Lintfort () is a town in Wesel District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north-west of Moers. Notable people * Adolf Storms (1919–2010), member of the Waffen-SS and war criminal *Werner Fuchs (1927–2005), painter *Brigitte Asdonk (born 1947), founding member of the Red Army Faction Twin towns – sister cities Kamp-Lintfort is twinned with: * Edremit, Turkey * Żory, Poland * Chester-Le-Street, England * Cambrai, France Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as oceanic (Cfb). It lies within the Rhine-Ruhr area which is characterized by having the warmest winters in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Wesel (district) {{Wesel-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamminkeln
Hamminkeln () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Issel, approximately 10 kilometers north of Wesel and 15 km south of Bocholt. It is twinned with Sedgefield, United Kingdom and the largest town in the district of Wesel. The town is separated into the villages Ringenberg, Dingden, Mehrhoog, Brünen, Marienthal, Loikum and Wertherbruch. The city has 3 major employers: * Thunderbike - A motorcycle manufacturer and well known customizer of Harley-Davidson * Max Bögl - A manufacturer of concrete parts for tunnels and bridges, who has worked on projects like Eurotunnel * Bonita - A big fashion brand in Germany Hamminkeln has its own exit from the Autobahn A3 which is used for many larger cities in the surrounding. Government Hamminkeln has had nine mayors since 1946: * Willi Finke (1894–1953) was mayor and main administrative official for two months from 23 January 1946 to 15 March 1946. * Gustav Schippers ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
