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Nettetal

Coordinates: 51°19′N 6°17′E / 51.317°N 6.283°E / 51.317; 6.283
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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
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christian Küsters[1]
Area
 • Total84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • 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

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Coat of arms

Nettetal was founded on January 1, 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

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Boroughs of Nettetal

Nettetal's six boroughs, with populations per its own census, as of December 2020:[3]

Borough Population Area
(km2)
Lobberich 14,067 17.64
Kaldenkirchen 10,025 15.24
Breyell 8,589 11.85
Hinsbeck 4,632 18.98
Schaag 3,741 6.95
Leuth 1,796 13.21
Total Nettetal 42,850 83.87

Geography

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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, Germany, and 10 km (6.2 mi) south-east of Venlo, Netherlands.

In addition to the river Nette, peat mining from the 16th to the 19th century 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

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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

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Krickenbeck Castle (c. 1857 – c. 1883)
Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm (2010)
  • The 11th century Krickenbeck Castle and its park, set in the Leuth borough, surrounded by the Hinsbecker Bruch, Glabbacher Bruch, Schrolik and Poelvennsee lakes
  • The Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm, in the Kaldenkirchen borough, an arboretum with Giant Sequoias and more than 400 other varieties of trees, part of the "Protected area of Maas-Schwalm-Nette"
  • A portion of the 100 km-long (62 mi) Fietsallee am Nordkanal, an international long-distance cycling route between Neuss, Germany, and Nederweert, Netherlands
  • The 11.2 km-long (7.0 mi) Galgenvenn hiking trail, voted "Germany's second most beautiful hiking trail" in 2016[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Nettetal is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

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Werner Jaeger 1915

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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. ^ "Rathaus | Daten & Fakten | Bevölkerung" [Town Hall | Data and Facts | Population]. Stadt Nettetal (in German). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. ^ "Galgenvenn: Deutschlands zweitschönster Wanderweg" [Galgenvenn: Germany's second most beautiful hiking trail]. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Wandermagazin. 2016-08-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". nettetal.de (in German). Nettetal. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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