Vreden

Location of the town of Vreden within Borken district
Vreden

Vreden
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Borken
Mayor	Dr Christoph Holtwisch (CDU)

Basic statistics
Area	135.53 km² (52.33 sq mi)
Elevation	27 - 57 m
Population	22,551 (31 December 2010)^[1]
- Density	166 /km² (431 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BOR
Postal code	48691
Area codes	02564 02567 (partially in Lünten)
Website	www.vreden.de

Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany near the Dutch border. The town is located near the river Berkel. The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839. In 1252 Vreden obtained city rights.

1 Demographics
- 1.1 Religion
2 Culture and Sights
3 Coat of arms
4 References

Demographics

Religion

90 % Christian
10 % other

Culture and Sights

Museums

Hamaland-Museum
- Farmer-Museum
Silhouette Museum
Miniature Shoe Museum
Skulpturenpark Erning
Heimathaus Noldes
Berkelkraftwerk
Biologische Station Zwillbrock

Buildings

Former castle
Old townhall
Foundations of seven older churches under the current day St. Georg church
Baroque church in Zwillbrock
Stiftskirche (collegiate church of the former noble convent of Vreden)

Parks

The "Zwillbrocker Venn": The Zwillbrocker Venn, approximately 10 km east of the city centre is part of a large nature reserve with numereous water areas. The Venn is home of Europe's largest Black-headed Gull breeding area and the world's northernmost Flamingo breeding site.
Vreden City Park: Includes the town's Farmer Museum.

Coat of arms

In the 13th century, Vreden was enlarged to a city by the archbishop of Cologne and the bishop of Münster, who were the city owners of that time. The Coat-of-Arms shows Paulus (patron of Cologne) and Petrus (patron of Münster) with a key and a sword behind the cross of Cologne and the bar of Münster.

References

^ "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 Borken (district)

Ahaus \| Bocholt \| Borken \| Gescher \| Gronau \| Heek \| Heiden \| Isselburg \| Legden \| Raesfeld \| Reken \| Rhede \| Schöppingen \| Stadtlohn \| Südlohn \| Velen \| Vreden