Kerken

Kerken with the towns of Aldekerk, Eyll, Nieukerk and Stenden, is a municipality in the district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km north-east of Venlo.

Kerken
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Coat of arms
Location of Kerken within Kleve district
KranenburgRees
Kerken
Kerken
Coordinates: 51°27′26″N 6°22′26″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions4
Government
  MayorDirk Möcking (Ind.)
Area
  Total58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total12,548
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47647
Dialling codes0 28 33
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.kerken.de

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Johannes Ackermanns (1887-1962), municipal politician
  • Franz Grobben (1904-1994), CDU politician
  • Guido Winkmann (* 1973), football league judge

Personalities who have worked on the ground

  • Fritz Lewerentz, (1878-1945), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi dictatorship

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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