Wildenrath

Wildenrath is a township within the municipality of Wegberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is situated on the Bundesstraße 221 between Wassenberg and Arsbeck on the edge of the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park and close to the border with the Netherlands.

Wildenrath
Stadtteil of Wegberg
The Siemens test centre at Wildenrath
Coat of arms
Location of Wildenrath
Wildenrath
Wildenrath
Coordinates: 51°07′N 6°11′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
TownWegberg
Population
  Total0
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41844
Dialling codes02434
Websitewww.wegberg.de

For 40 years, the town was the home of the British military airfield, RAF Wildenrath. After the airfield closed in 1992, it became the Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath, a railway test centre operated by Siemens Mobility.[1]

The "Haus Wildenrath" heritage farm

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[2]

Climate data for Wildenrath
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4
(39)
6
(42)
10
(50)
14
(58)
19
(66)
22
(71)
23
(73)
23
(74)
19
(67)
15
(59)
9
(48)
6
(42)
14
(57)
Average low °C (°F) 0
(32)
1
(34)
3
(37)
5
(41)
9
(48)
12
(54)
13
(56)
14
(57)
12
(53)
8
(46)
4
(40)
2
(36)
7
(45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64
(2.5)
56
(2.2)
38
(1.5)
46
(1.8)
69
(2.7)
69
(2.7)
89
(3.5)
86
(3.4)
61
(2.4)
46
(1.8)
79
(3.1)
66
(2.6)
760
(30)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. "Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. Climate Summary for Wildenrath
  3. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.


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