Voerde

Also known as Voerde (Niederrhein)

Voerde () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.

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Place details

Locality: Voerde (Niederrhein)
Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country: Deutschland
Population: 35,661
Timezone: Europe/Berlin

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Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: Voerde
German location.image_coa: DEU Voerde COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Rathaus Voerde.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_plan: Voerde (Niederrhein) in WES.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Düsseldorf
German location.district: Wesel
German location.elevation: 26
German location.area: 53.49
German location.postal_code: 46562
German location.area_code: 02855, 0281 (Friedrichsfeld)
German location.licence: WES
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 1 70 044
German location.website: www.voerde.de
German location.mayor: Dirk Haarmann
German location.leader_term: 2020–25

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Voerde
Population: 36282
Area: 53.49
Elevation: 26
Official website: www.voerde.de
Image: Rathaus Voerde.jpg
Dialing code: 02855
Licence plate code: WES

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Commons category: Voerde (Niederrhein)
postal code: 46562
P6814: Voerde
P8168: Aravind Joshi
native label: Voerde
P12749: January 15

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City structure
History
Buildings and constructions
Politics
Twin towns – sister cities
Transport
Sports
Education
Notable people
References

Voerde () is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.

==City structure== According to art. 1(3) of the Main Charter of the town, the municipal area is divided into the 11 quarters of Götterswickerhamm, Löhnen, Mehrum, Möllen, Voerde, Stockum, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, Emmelsum, Spellen and Ork. These quarters are, however, not localities in the sense of article 39 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Municipal Code (GO NW).