Kerken

Kerken
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Flag of Kerken
Flag
Coat of arms of Kerken
Coat of arms
Location of Kerken within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Kerken is located in Germany
Kerken
Kerken
Kerken is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerken
Kerken
Coordinates: 51°27′26″N 6°22′26″E / 51.45722°N 6.37389°E / 51.45722; 6.37389
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dirk Möcking[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
12,860
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47647
Dialling codes0 28 33
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.kerken.de

Kerken with the towns of Aldekerk, Eyll, Nieukerk and Stenden, is a municipality in the district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km north-east of Venlo.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642), Mennonite community leader of Krefeld
  • Johannes Ackermanns (1887-1962), municipal politician
  • Franz Grobben (1904-1994), CDU politician
  • Guido Winkmann (* 1973), football league judge

Personalities who have worked on the ground

  • Fritz Lewerentz, (1878-1945), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi dictatorship

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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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