Viersen
Appearance
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Coordinates: 51°15′22″N 6°23′50″E / 51.25611°N 6.39722°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Viersen |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Sabine Anemüller[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 91.07 km2 (35.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 78,208 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 41747–41751 |
Dialling codes | 0 21 62 |
Vehicle registration | VIE, KK |
Website | www.viersen.de |
Viersen is the capital of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is about 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo (Netherlands).
Twin towns
[change | change source]Viersen is twinned with:
Calau, Germany
Kaniv, Ukraine
Lambersart, France
Mittweida, Germany
Pardesiya, Israel
Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Viersen at Wikimedia Commons