Hünxe

Hünxe
Hünxe
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Wesel
subdivisions 6
Mayor Hermann Hansen
Basic statistics
Area 106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Elevation 35 m  (115 ft)
Population 13,591 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 127 /km2 (330 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WES
Postal code 46569
Area codes 02858, 02064, 0281, 02853, 02855, 02856
Website www.huenxe.de

Hünxe is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion

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Geography

Location

Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring municipalities are: Schermbeck, Dorsten, Bottrop, Dinslaken, Voerde, Wesel und Hamminkeln. The most part of the municipality belongs to the natural park Hohe Mark. The river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal cross the municipality.

Area

The municipality of Hünxe spans over an area of 106,80 km². It is divided into the six subdivisions of Hünxe, Bruckhausen, Bucholtwelmen, Drevenack, Gartrop-Bühl and Krudenburg.

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 
Towns and municipalities in Wesel (district)