Wassenberg

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Wasserburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wasserburg
Wassenberg (Germany)
Wassenberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Heinsberg
Town subdivisions 6
Mayor Manfred Winkens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 42.41 km² (16.4 sq mi)
Elevation 30 - 92 m
Population 16,868  (31/10/2005)
 - Density 398 /km² (1,030 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HS
Postal code 41849
Area code 02432
Website www.wassenberg.de

Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 06°09′00″E / 51.1, 6.15

Wassenberg is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Rur, approx. 6 km north-east of Heinsberg and 15 km south-east of Roermond.