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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Municipality | Doetinchem | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 23.55 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.02 km2 (0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | 6,876 | ||
Wehl is a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 5 km west of Doetinchem.
Wehl was a part of Prussia until 1808, when it was joined to the Netherlands. In those years it was officially a part of Zeddam. Wehl became an independent municipality in 1813, when it was given back to Prussia; in 1816, it returned to the Netherlands. It remained an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization on 1 January 2005, when Wehl became part of the larger neighbouring municipality of Doetinchem.[1]
The former municipality also included the village of Nieuw-Wehl, 3 km to the west.