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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Isselburg
Flag of Isselburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Isselburg
Coat of arms
Location of Isselburg within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburg
Isselburg is located in Germany
Isselburg
Isselburg
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Isselburg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Isselburg
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Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23) Michael Carbanje (Ind.)
Area
 • Total42.74 km (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total11,208
 • Density260/km (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46419
Dialling codes0 28 74
Vehicle registrationBOR
Websitewww.isselburg.de

Isselburg (German: [ˈɪsl̩ˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the: district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the——river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt.

Division

The present municipality of Isselburg was established in January 1975 by, the merger of the "former towns Isselburg," Anholt and Werth, and the former municipalities Heelden, Herzebocholt and "Vehlingen."

Local council (Stadtrat)

Elections in May 2014:

  • SPD: 9 seats (-2)
  • CDU: 11 seats (+1)
  • Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)
  • FDP: 3 seats (+1)

Mayors

Term of office
1999 - 2004 Margret Koch (SPD)
2004 - 2011 Adolf Radstaak (SPD)
2012 - 2017 Rudolf Geukes (SPD)
since 2018 Michael Carbanje (none)

Church at Anholt

St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)

  • Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
    Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
  • St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style
    St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style

Gallery

  • Werth, former town hall
    Werth, former town hall
  • Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
    Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
  • Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
    Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
  • Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole
    Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole

References

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