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Wesel

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Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.

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Wesel is a city located in North Rhine-Westphalia, a state in western Germany, and serves as the administrative center of the Wesel district. It is notable primarily for its regional governmental role in this part of Germany.

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Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Wesel
German location.image_photo
wesel_willibrordi_dom_chor.jpg
German location.image_caption
Willibrordi-Dom in Wesel. The cathedral, dedicated to St Willibrord, has been restored after wartime bombing.
German location.image_coa
DEU Wesel COA.svg
German location.image_flag
Flagge Wesel.svg
German location.image_plan
Wesel in WES.svg
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Düsseldorf
German location.district
Wesel
German location.elevation
23
German location.area
122.56
German location.postal_code
46483, 46485, 46487
German location.licence
WES, DIN, MO
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 1 70 048
German location.divisions
5
German location.mayor
Rainer Benien
German location.leader_term
2020–25

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Division of the city
  • History
  • Origin
  • Early modern
  • World War II
  • Transport
  • Buildings and places of interest
  • Politics
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Miscellaneous
  • See also
  • References
  • Books
  • External links

Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.

==Geography== Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine.

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

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