Kerken
Kerken with the towns of Aldekerk, Eyll, Nieukerk and Stenden, is a municipality in the district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km north-east of Venlo.
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Coordinates: 51°27′26″N 6°22′26″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Kleve |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dirk Möcking (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,524 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 47647 |
Dialling codes | 0 28 33 |
Vehicle registration | KLE |
Website | www.kerken.de |
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- Johannes Ackermanns (1887-1962), municipal politician
- Franz Grobben (1904-1994), CDU politician
- Guido Winkmann (* 1973), football league judge
Personalities who have worked on the ground
- Fritz Lewerentz, (1878-1945), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi dictatorship
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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