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Sonsbeck
Municipality
Coat of arms of Sonsbeck
Coat of arms
Location of Sonsbeck within Wesel district
Wesel (district)Recklinghausen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)BottropOberhausenDuisburgKrefeldViersen (district)Kleve (district)Neukirchen-VluynMoersKamp-LintfortRheinbergDinslakenWeselXantenSonsbeckHünxeSchermbeckHamminkelnAlpenVoerde
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictWesel
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorLeo Giesbers (CDU)
Area
 • Total55.28 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,819
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47665
Dialling codes0 28 38
Vehicle registrationWES
Websitewww.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

References

  1. ^ "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 2024-06-20.


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