Sonsbeck
Appearance
Sonsbeck | |
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Location of Sonsbeck within Wesel district ![]() | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Wesel |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leo Giesbers (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 55.28 km2 (21.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,819 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 47665 |
Dialling codes | 0 28 38 |
Vehicle registration | WES |
Website | www.sonsbeck.de |
Sonsbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Wesel, and 25 km south-east of Cleves as well as 8 km from the historic city of Xanten.
It is one of North-Rhine Westphalia's wealthiest municipalities.
Twin towns
Sonsbeck is twinned with the town of Sandwich in Kent (UK).
Noted residents
- Adolph Althoff, circus owner who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
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