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==Geography==
==Geography==
Nettetal is not a town itself, but a federation of villages that have developed around the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]], and the worked-out gravel pits that now form twelve lakes. It is situated on the border with the [[Netherlands]], approx. 20 km north-west from [[Mönchengladbach]] and 10 km south-east from [[Venlo]].
Nettetal is not a town itself, but a federation of villages that have developed around the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]], and the worked-out gravel pits that now form twelve lakes. It is situated on the border with the [[Netherlands]], approximately 20 km north-west from [[Mönchengladbach]] and 10 km south-east from [[Venlo]].


===Division of the town===
===Division of the town===
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At the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]]:
At the river [[Nette (Niers)|Nette]]:
* Kleiner Breyeller See ca. 5.3 ha
* Kleiner Breyeller See c. 5.3 ha
* Großer Breyeller See ca. 9.2 ha
* Großer Breyeller See c. 9.2 ha
* Nettebruch ca. 13.2 ha
* Nettebruch c. 13.2 ha
* Windmühlenbruch ca. 6 ha
* Windmühlenbruch c. 6 ha
* Ferkensbruch ca. 4.5 ha
* Ferkensbruch c. 4.5 ha
* Kleiner de Wittsee ca. 4.5 ha
* Kleiner de Wittsee c. 4.5 ha
* Großer de Wittsee ca. 22.5 ha
* Großer de Wittsee c. 22.5 ha
* Schrolik ca. 15.5 ha
* Schrolik c. 15.5 ha
* Poelvennsee ca. 24.5 ha
* Poelvennsee c. 24.5 ha


At the river [[River Renne|Renne]]:
At the river [[River Renne|Renne]]:
* Hinsbecker Bruch ca. 37.5 ha
* Hinsbecker Bruch c. 37.5 ha
* Glabbacher Bruch ca. 36 ha
* Glabbacher Bruch c. 36 ha


At the river [[Königsbach]]:
At the river [[Königsbach]]:
* Kälberweide ca. 5 ha
* Kälberweide c. 5 ha


[[File:Sequoiafarm Eingangsbereich.jpg|thumb|Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen]]
[[File:Sequoiafarm Eingangsbereich.jpg|thumb|Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen]]

==Sights==
==Sights==
* The [[Castle Krickenbeck]] from the 11th century and its park are well known in the region.
* The [[Castle Krickenbeck]] from the 11th century and its park are well known in the region.
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[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Viersen (district)]]
[[Category:Viersen (district)]]

Revision as of 21:38, 7 January 2017

Nettetal
Town
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
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictViersen
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorChristian Wagner (CDU)
Area
 • Total83.64 km2 (32.29 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 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 codes0 21 53, 0 21 57, 0 21 58
Vehicle registrationVIE
Websitewww.nettetal.de

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

Geography

Nettetal is not a town itself, but a federation of villages that have developed around the river Nette, and the worked-out gravel pits that now form twelve lakes. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approximately 20 km north-west from Mönchengladbach and 10 km south-east from Venlo.

Division of the town

Nettetal consists of the following parts (2005 population in brackets):

The main town of Nettetal is Lobberich, which owes its past wealth from the local German lace industries which developed greatly before the First World War, and the town has an impressive late Victorian Church. During the Second World War the older Church was pierced by an American high-explosive shell, the crater of which can still be seen in the wall.

Lakes

Nettetal features a high number of lakes

At the river Nette:

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

At the river Renne:

  • Hinsbecker Bruch c. 37.5 ha
  • Glabbacher Bruch c. 36 ha

At the river Königsbach:

  • Kälberweide c. 5 ha
Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen

Sights

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.


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