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Isselburg

Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667
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Isselburg
Town
Flag of Isselburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Isselburg
Coat of arms
Location of Isselburg within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburg
Isselburg is located in Germany
Isselburg
Isselburg
Isselburg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Isselburg
Isselburg
Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Michael Carbanje[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total42.74 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,260
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46419
Dialling codes0 28 74
Vehicle registrationBOR
Websitewww.isselburg.de

Isselburg (German: [ˈɪsl̩ˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt.

Division

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The present municipality of Isselburg was established in January 1975 by the merger of the former towns Isselburg, Anholt and Werth, and the former municipalities Heelden, Herzebocholt and Vehlingen.[3]

Local council (Stadtrat)

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Elections in May 2014:

  • SPD: 9 seats (-2)
  • CDU: 11 seats (+1)
  • Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)
  • FDP: 3 seats (+1)

Mayors

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Term of office
1999 - 2004 Margret Koch (SPD)
2004 - 2011 Adolf Radstaak (SPD)
2012 - 2017 Rudolf Geukes (SPD)
since 2018 Michael Carbanje (none)

Church at Anholt

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St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)

  • Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
    Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
  • St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style
    St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style
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  • Werth, former town hall
    Werth, former town hall
  • Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
    Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
  • Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
    Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
  • Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole
    Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole

References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Stadt Isselburg 14.01.2018, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Isselburg, December 2014.
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