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Voerde

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Also known as Voerde (Niederrhein)

Voerde () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.

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Voerde is a city in Germany, situated within the administrative district of Wesel in North Rhine-Westphalia. The municipality shares borders with Hünxe, Dinslaken, Rheinberg, and Wesel. It has a population of 36,282 and covers an area of 53.49 square kilometers. The city is located at an elevation of 26 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones.

Administrative details for Voerde include the postal code 46562, the local dialing code 02855, and the license plate code WES. The city is a member of Mayors for Peace. Its official name is Voerde, and it is also referred to as Voerde (Niederrhein).

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Place details

Locality
Voerde (Niederrhein)
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country
Deutschland
Population
35,661
Timezone
Europe/Berlin

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Air quality

42US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.4 µg/m³
PM10
10.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Voerde
German location.image_coa
DEU Voerde COA.svg
German location.image_photo
Rathaus Voerde.jpg
German location.image_caption
Town hall
German location.image_plan
Voerde (Niederrhein) in WES.svg
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Düsseldorf
German location.district
Wesel
German location.elevation
26
German location.area
53.49
German location.postal_code
46562
German location.area_code
02855, 0281 (Friedrichsfeld)
German location.licence
WES
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 1 70 044
German location.website
www.voerde.de
German location.mayor
Dirk Haarmann
German location.leader_term
2020–25

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Voerde
Country
Germany
Located in
Wesel
Population
36282
Area
53.49
Elevation
26
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Wesel
Official website
www.voerde.de
Image
Rathaus Voerde.jpg
Dialing code
02855
Licence plate code
WES
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Commons category
Voerde (Niederrhein)
postal code
46562
P6814
Voerde
native label
Voerde
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • City structure
  • History
  • Buildings and constructions
  • Politics
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Transport
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Notable people
  • References

Voerde () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.

==City structure== According to art. 1(3) of the Main Charter of the town, the municipal area is divided into the 11 quarters of Götterswickerhamm, Löhnen, Mehrum, Möllen, Voerde, Stockum, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, Emmelsum, Spellen and Ork. These quarters are, however, not localities in the sense of article 39 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Municipal Code (GO NW).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Voerde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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