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'.
Wachtendonk | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wachtendonk within Kleve district  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,225 |
| • 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 |
Gallery edit
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Feldstrasse -
Old Monastery 'Thal Josaphat' -
Wankum, church (Sankt Martin Kirche) in the street
References edit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
(in German)
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