Hünxe
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Location of Hünxe within Wesel district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°38′30″N 6°46′2″E / 51.64167°N 6.76722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dirk Buschmann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,611 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 46569 |
| Dialling codes | 02858, 02064, 0281, 02853, 02855, 02856 |
| Vehicle registration | WES |
| Website | www.huenxe.de |
Hünxe (German pronunciation: [ˈhyːnksə])[citation needed] is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion
Geography[edit]
Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring municipalities are: Schermbeck, Dorsten, Bottrop, Dinslaken, Voerde, Wesel und Hamminkeln. The most part of the municipality belongs to the natural park Hohe Mark. The river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal cross the municipality.
Area[edit]
The municipality of Hünxe spans over an area of 106,80 km2. It is divided into the six subdivisions of Hünxe, Bruckhausen, Bucholtwelmen, Drevenack, Gartrop-Bühl and Krudenburg.
People[edit]
- Rainer Keller (1965-2022), German politician (SPD)
- Alfred Grimm (born 1943), German artist
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hünxe at Wikimedia Commons
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