Wachtendonk

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Wachtendonk
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wachtendonk
Wachtendonk (Germany)
Wachtendonk
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Kleve
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Udo Rosenkranz (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 48.1 km² (18.6 sq mi)
Elevation 29 m  (95 ft)
Population 7,917  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 165 /km² (426 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KLE
Postal code 47669
Area codes 0 28 36
Website www.wachtendonk.de

Coordinates: 51°24′33″N 6°20′16″E / 51.40917, 6.33778

Wachtendonk is a town in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Duisburg and Venlo at the Dutch border. Its name is of Dutch origin and means 'Guard hill'.

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