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Hünxe

Coordinates: 51°38′30″N 6°46′2″E / 51.64167°N 6.76722°E / 51.64167; 6.76722
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Hünxe
Flag of Hünxe
Coat of arms of Hünxe
Location of Hünxe within Wesel district
Wesel (district)Recklinghausen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)BottropOberhausenDuisburgKrefeldViersen (district)Kleve (district)Neukirchen-VluynMoersKamp-LintfortRheinbergDinslakenWeselXantenSonsbeckHünxeSchermbeckHamminkelnAlpenVoerde
Hünxe is located in Germany
Hünxe
Hünxe
Hünxe is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Hünxe
Hünxe
Coordinates: 51°38′30″N 6°46′2″E / 51.64167°N 6.76722°E / 51.64167; 6.76722
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictWesel
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dirk Buschmann[1]
Area
 • Total106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,980
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46569
Dialling codes02858, 02064, 0281, 02853, 02855, 02856
Vehicle registrationWES
Websitewww.huenxe.de

Hünxe (German pronunciation: [ˈhyːnksə])[citation needed] is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion

Geography

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Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring municipalities are: Schermbeck, Dorsten, Bottrop, Dinslaken, Voerde, Wesel und Hamminkeln. The most part of the municipality belongs to the natural park Hohe Mark. The river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal cross the municipality.

Area

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The municipality of Hünxe spans over an area of 106,80 km2. It is divided into the six subdivisions of Hünxe, Bruckhausen, Bucholtwelmen, Drevenack, Gartrop-Bühl and Krudenburg.

People

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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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