Isselburg

Isselburg

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Isselburg
Location of Isselburg within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburgIsselburg in BOR.svg
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Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Government
 • Mayor Michael Carbanje (-)
Area
 • Total 42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,634
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 46419
Dialling codes 0 28 74
Vehicle registration BOR
Website www.isselburg.de

Isselburg is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, 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

Term of office
1999 - 2004 Margret Koch (SPD)
2004 - 2011 Adolf Radstaak (SPD)
2012 - 2017 Rudolf Geukes (SPD)
since 2018 Michael Carbanje (none)

Church at Anholt

St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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