Rheinberg

Rheinberg
Rheinberg
Town
	Historic market square, view from St. Peter Church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rheinberg within Wesel district
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	Coordinates: 51°32′48″N 6°36′2″E / 51.54667°N 6.60056°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Frank Tatzel
Area
• Total	75.15 km2 (29.02 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	31,096
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	47495
Dialling codes	02843 Rheinberg; 02802 Alpen, Germany; 02844 (Orsoy)
Vehicle registration	WES, MO, DIN
Website	www.rheinberg.de

Rheinberg (German: [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Moers and 15 km (9 miles) south of Wesel.

It comprises the municipal districts of Rheinberg, Borth, Budberg, and Orsoy.

History

During the Dutch Revolt (1566–1648), Rheinberg became known as the whore of the war since it was captured and retaken so many times by competing belligerents.^[2] First taken in 1590, then 1597, 1599, 1601, 1606 and finally where Prince Rupert of the Rhine gained his first military experience fighting alongside the Protestant Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange in 1633.

A century later the Battle of Rheinberg was fought on 12 June 1758, during the Seven Years' War.

It is the location of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, where 3,327 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War are buried or commemorated. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen re-interred from German cemeteries after the war. The men of the other fighting services buried there mostly lost their lives during the Battle of the Rhineland to the Elbe.^[3]

Economy

Rheinberg is the site of a 110,000-square-metre (1,200,000 sq ft) Amazon.com fulfilment warehouse.^[4] Rheinberg is also home to Underberg, one of the most famous liquor producers in Germany.^{[citation needed]}

Well-known residents

It is the home town of the supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who still sometimes resides in Xanten, a historic town located about 15 km (9 miles) from Rheinberg. It is also the home town of Isabell Werth (born July 21, 1969 in Rheinberg), who is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.

Samuel Gluckstein (1821-1873), founder of Salmon & Gluckstein tobacco merchants
Franz Bücheler (1837-1908), philologist
Klaus Zumwinkel (born 1943), former Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post AG
Brigitte Mohnhaupt (born 1949), former member of the Red Army Faction
Kurt Bodewig (born 1955), former Federal Minister of the Interior (SPD)
Thomas Wagner [de] (born 1967), cultural sociologist and author
Claudia Schiffer (born 1970), model and actress
Nadine Hentschke (born 1982), former lightheader