Hünxe
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Hünxe | |
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Location of Hünxe within Wesel district | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,787 |
• 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
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
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
- Rainer Keller (1965-2022), German politician (SPD)
- Alfred Grimm (born 1943), German artist
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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
Media related to Hünxe at Wikimedia Commons
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