Isselburg () is a town in the
district of Borken, 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 located on the river
Issel, near the border of the
Netherlands
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, and approximately 10 km west of
Bocholt.
Division
The largest villages are
Anholt, Isselburg, and Werth. Smaller communities include Vehlingen, Herzebocholt and Heelden.
Local council (Stadtrat)
Elections in May 2014:
* SPD: 9 seats (-2)
* CDU: 11 seats (+1)
* Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)
* FDP: 3 seats (+1)
Mayors
Church at Anholt
St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)
Isselburg St. Pankratius Front 1.jpg, Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
2009-09 St Pankraz Innen 01.JPG, St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style
Gallery
Werth-kreis Borken, monumentaal pand 2006-05-06 15.35.JPG, Werth, former town hall
Anholt, Ratskeller foto4 2010-07-19 14.55.JPG, Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
Anholt, Friedenskirche foto4 2010-07-19 14.58.JPG, Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
Isselburg_Ständebaum_R01.jpg, Isselburg, ''Ständebaum'' decorated as a maypole
References
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Borken (district)