Alpen, Germany
Alpen | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alpen within Wesel district  | |
  Alpen  Alpen | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′30″N 06°30′45″E / 51.57500°N 6.51250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Thomas Ahls[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.54 km2 (22.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,870 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 46519 |
| Dialling codes | 02802 |
| Vehicle registration | WES |
| Website | www |
Alpen is a municipality in the district of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Alpen is situated in the Lower Rhine region, located between the Ruhr area and the border with the Netherlands. Adjacent cities are Rheinberg, Xanten.
Division of the town
[edit]The municipality consists of 4 districts:
- Alpen
- Menzelen
- Veen
- Bönninghardt
History
[edit]Alpen was mentioned documentarily for the first time in 1074.
Politics
[edit]The local Municipal Council is represented by the Christian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Alliance '90/The Greens and the Free Democratic Party.
Transportation
[edit]Alpen is reachable by the Bundesautobahn 57 and the federal highways B57 and B58. There is also a train, the RB31 from Duisburg Hbf (direction Xanten) every hour which stops at Alpen. From there it is a 10-minute walk into the centre of Alpen.
Security
[edit]The municipality of Alpen maintains a Volunteer Fire Department consisting three firehouses with about 105 active firefighter and 14 vehicles. In addition to the area of Alpen, the Bundesautobahn 57 is also part of the area of operation. Crime protection is provided by the state Police of North Rhine-Westphalia with stations in Rheinberg, Xanten and Kamp-Lintfort.
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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