Hünxe
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Hünxe
within Wesel district | |
Location of Hünxe | |
Hünxe Hünxe | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′30″N 6°46′2″E / 51.64167°N 6.76722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dirk Buschmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.86 km2 (41.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,980 |
| • Density | 130.8/km2 (338.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 46569 |
| Dialling codes | 02858, 02064, 0281, 02853, 02855, 02856 |
| Vehicle registration | WES |
| Website | www.huenxe.de |
Hünxe (German pronunciation: [ˈhʏŋksə]) is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion
Geography
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
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
- Rainer Keller (1965-2022), German politician (SPD)
- Alfred Grimm (born 1943), German artist
- Jacob Riegel (born 2004), German racing driver
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
Media related to Hünxe at Wikimedia Commons