Wyler, North Rhine-Westphalia

Wyler is a village along the Dutch-German border, 7 km southeast of Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands, and 5 km west of Kranenburg, Germany.

Wyler, church: Sankt Johannes Baptist Kirche

Location and population

Most of the village is located in the municipality of Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a small part in the municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, The Netherlands, a few kilometers from the city of Nijmegen (German: Nimwegen). The westernmost villages in the municipality of Kranenburg to some extent function as a dormitories for people who work in the Dutch city of Nijmegen.

Population is 525; 441 in the German part,[1] and 84 in the Dutch part.[2]

Proximity of Wylerberg

It lies close to the Wylerberg (Dutch: Duivelsberg; in World War Two, known to Allied forces as 'Hill 75.9'), a hill which was formerly in Germany but, together with other territories — subsequently returned — annexed to The Netherlands after World War Two.

Significant building

Among significant buildings in Wyler is the Sankt-Johannes-Kirche.

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See also

References
  1. http://www.kranenburg.de/C1257428003C26B0/files/teil12020.pdf/$file/teil12020.pdf?OpenElement
  2. http://www.groesbeek.nl/index.php?simaction=content&mediumid=1&pagid=38&rubriek_id=24&fontsize=12&stukid=2361



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