Vettweiß

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Vettweiß
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Vettweiß
Vettweiß (Germany)
Vettweiß
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Düren
Mayor Josef Kranz
Basic statistics
Area 83.14 km² (32.1 sq mi)
Elevation 158 m  (518 ft)
Population 9,027  (30/09/2005)
 - Density 109 /km² (281 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DN
Postal code 52391
Area codes 02424, 02425 (Ginnick)
Website www.vettweiss.de

Coordinates: 50°44′20″N 06°35′50″E / 50.73889, 6.59722

Vettweiß (alternative spelling: Vettweiss) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approx. 10 km south-east of Düren.

[edit] Division of the municipality

Vettweiß consists of 11 villages:

  • Vettweiß with Kettenheim
  • Froitzheim with Frangenheim
  • Ginnick
  • Soller
  • Jakobwüllesheim
  • Kelz
  • Lüxheim
  • Gladbach with Mersheim
  • Müddersheim
  • Disternich
  • Sievernich

[edit] Politics

14 seats in the local parliament are held by the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), 7 are held by the BI (local citizens' initiative), 4 by the SPD (Social Democrats) and one each by the FDP (Free Liberals) and the Greens. Mayor Josef Kranz is independent.