Isselburg

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.

Isselburg
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Location of Isselburg within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburg
Isselburg
Isselburg
Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions7
Government
 • MayorMichael Carbanje (-)
Area
 • Total42.73 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,692
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
46419
Dialling codes0 28 74
Vehicle registrationBOR
Websitewww.isselburg.de

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)

  • Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
  • St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style
  • Werth, former town hall
  • Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
  • Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
  • Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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