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Xanten

Xanten (, Low Rhenish: Santen) is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel.

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Xanten is a town located in the Wesel district of North Rhine-Westphalia, a state in Germany. It is a municipality in the western part of the country near the Rhine River region.

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Xanten markt Norbertbrunnen 02.jpg
German location.image_coa: DEU Xanten COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Xanten in WES.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Düsseldorf
German location.district: Wesel
German location.elevation: 50
German location.area: 72.43
German location.postal_code: 46509
German location.area_code: 02801 and 02804 (Marienbaum)
German location.licence: WES

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Geography
History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Early Modern period
19th and early 20th century
Nazi Germany
Post-World War II
Attractions
Culture
Education
Governance
Council
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Xanten (, Low Rhenish: Santen) is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel.

Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Other attractions include the medieval town centre with Xanten Cathedral, many museums and large man-made lakes for various watersport activities. Xanten is visited by approximately one million tourists a year. It is also the only German town with a name that begins with X.