Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

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 ...

. It is situated approximately 5 km west of

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; li, Krieëvel ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, i ...

. On 25 July 2019, weather stations in

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...

-Baerl and Tönisvorst both recorded temperatures of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Germany.

Historical monuments

*Das alte Rathaus, St. Tönis *Der Mertenshof, St. Tönis *

Schluff Schluff is Krefeld's historic steam locomotive and one of the oldest private railways in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

(steam locomotive), St. Tönis *Haus Raedt, Vorst *Haus Brempt, Vorst *Haus Neersdonk, Vorst *Haus Donk, Vorst *Der Gelleshof

Twin towns – sister cities

Tönisvorst is twinned with: *

Laakdal Laakdal () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With ...

, Belgium *

Sées Sées () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It lies on the river Orne from its source and north-by-northeast of Alençon. Sées station has rail connections to Argentan, Caen and Le Mans. Name The town's name deriv ...

, France * Staré Město, Czech Republic

Notable people

Hans Junkermann Hennes "Hans" Junkermann (6 May 1934 – 11 April 2022) was a German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. He won the German National Road Race in 1959, 1960, and 1961. Biography Junkermann was bor ...

(born 1934), racing cyclist * Klaus Abbelen (born 1960), racing driver and former executive director of Abbelen GmbH * Tobias Levels (born 1986), footballer *

Lea Schüller Lea Schüller (born 12 November 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich and the German national team. Club career Schüller started playing football at Hülser SV before joining the youth department of SGS Essen ...

(born 1997), footballer

References

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