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==Geography==
==Geography==
Nettetal is located in the middle of the cross-border [[Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park]], near the border with the [[Netherlands]], approximately {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Mönchengladbach]] and {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} south-east of [[Venlo]].
Nettetal is located in the middle of the cross-border [[Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park]], along the border with the [[Netherlands]] (the northwest edges of Kaldenkirchen and Leuth touch the border), approximately {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Mönchengladbach]] and {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} south-east of [[Venlo]].


In addition to the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]], the removal of [[peat]] has resulted in the formation of twelve lakes in the municipality.
In addition to the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]], the removal of [[peat]] has resulted in the formation of twelve lakes in the municipality.

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Nettetal
Town
Krickenbeck Castle
Krickenbeck Castle
Coat of arms of Nettetal
Coat of arms
Location of Nettetal within Viersen district
Viersen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)DuisburgKrefeldRhein-Kreis NeussMönchengladbachHeinsberg (district)NetherlandsNettetalTönisvorstGrefrathNiederkrüchtenBrüggenViersenWillichKempenSchwalmtal
Nettetal is located in Germany
Nettetal
Nettetal
Nettetal is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Nettetal
Nettetal
Coordinates: 51°19′N 6°17′E / 51.317°N 6.283°E / 51.317; 6.283
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictViersen
Founded1970
Subdivisions6 boroughs
Government
 • MayorChristian Wagner (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU
Area
 • Total84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total43,425
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41334
Dialling codes02153, 02157, 02158
Vehicle registrationVIE, KK
Websitewww.nettetal.de

Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhine region.

History

Coat of arms

Nettetal was founded on January 1st, 1970 when the former townships Leuth, Breyell, Hinsbeck and former towns/cities Lobberich and Kaldenkirchen were merged. All five communities had developed around the river Nette.

Nettetal originally contained five boroughs, until Schaag separated from Breyell in 1995, becoming the sixth borough.

At the time of its formation, it was considered too problematic to try and combine all five coats of arms into one, so a new coat of arm was introduced in 1971. It shows a water lily before a blue blackground, symbolizing the predominance of nature and the variety of lakes. Five water lily leaves represent the five founding boroughs of Nettetal.

Demographics

Boroughs of Nettetal

Nettetal's six boroughs, with their populations as of 2017:[2]

Geography

Nettetal is located in the middle of the cross-border Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park, along the border with the Netherlands (the northwest edges of Kaldenkirchen and Leuth touch the border), approximately 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Mönchengladbach and 10 km (6.2 mi) south-east of Venlo.

In addition to the river Nette, the removal of peat has resulted in the formation of twelve lakes in the municipality.

The Nette, broad forest, heath areas and lakes make Nettetal a central resort in the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park.

Lakes

Nettetal features 12 lakes with a combined area of 179 hectares (440 acres).

Fed by the Nette:

  • Kleiner Breyeller See: 5.3 ha
  • Großer Breyeller See: 9.2 ha
  • Nettebruch: 13.2 ha
  • Windmühlenbruch: 6 ha
  • Ferkensbruch: 4.5 ha
  • Kleiner de Wittsee: 4.5 ha
  • Großer de Wittsee: 22.5 ha
  • Schrolik: 15.5 ha
  • Poelvennsee: 24.5 ha

Fed by the Nette's Renne tributary:

  • Hinsbecker Bruch: 37.5 ha
  • Glabbacher Bruch: 36 ha

Fed by the Nette's Königsbach tributary:

  • Kälberweide: 5 ha

Sights

Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm
  • The Castle Krickenbeck from the 11th century and its park are well known in the region. Today it is used as a conference center.
  • The Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm, an arboretum with more than 400 varieties of trees and interesting ground flora, is part of the "Protected area of Maas-Schwalm-Nette".
  • The 100 km long Fietsallee am Nordkanal, an international long-distance cycling route, runs through Nettetal.
  • The premium hiking trail Galgenvenn was awarded as 2nd best hiking trail in Germany (2016).

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Nettetal is twinned with:

Notable people

Werner Jaeger 1915

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ "Daten & Fakten | Stadt Nettetal". www.nettetal.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-27.


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