Wachtendonk

Wachtendonk
Municipality
Flag of Wachtendonk
Flag
Coat of arms of Wachtendonk
Coat of arms
Location of Wachtendonk within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Wachtendonk is located in Germany
Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk
Coordinates: 51°24′33″N 6°20′16″E / 51.40917°N 6.33778°E / 51.40917; 6.33778
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Paul Robert Hoene[1]
Area
 • Total
48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,188
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47669
Dialling codes0 28 36
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.wachtendonk.de

Wachtendonk at the confluence of Niers River and Nette River is a municipality in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine halfway between Duisburg and Venlo at the Dutch border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk'.

  • Feldstrasse
    Feldstrasse
  • Old Monastery 'Thal Josaphat'
    Old Monastery 'Thal Josaphat'
  • Wankum, church (Sankt Martin Kirche) in the street
    Wankum, church (Sankt Martin Kirche) in the street

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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 2025-04-27.
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