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Wesel
Sign in to saveWesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
Wesel is a city located in North Rhine-Westphalia, a state in western Germany, and serves as the administrative center of the Wesel district. It is notable primarily for its regional governmental role in this part of Germany.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.name
- Wesel
- German location.image_photo
- wesel_willibrordi_dom_chor.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Willibrordi-Dom in Wesel. The cathedral, dedicated to St Willibrord, has been restored after wartime bombing.
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Wesel COA.svg
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge Wesel.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Wesel in WES.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Düsseldorf
- German location.district
- Wesel
- German location.elevation
- 23
- German location.area
- 122.56
- German location.postal_code
- 46483, 46485, 46487
- German location.licence
- WES, DIN, MO
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05 1 70 048
- German location.divisions
- 5
- German location.mayor
- Rainer Benien
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–25
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 61277
- Area
- 122.56
- Elevation
- 29
- Capital of
- Wesel
- Shares border with
- Rees
- Official website
- www.wesel.de
- Image
- Wesel01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 02859
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- topic's main category
- Category:Wesel
- Commons category
- Wesel
- twinned administrative body
- Kętrzyn
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Wesel
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Wesel
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Wesel
- Commons gallery
- Wesel
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- short name
- Wes
- postal code
- 46487
- P6814
- Wesel
- P8168
- Thicourt
- different from
- Wesel
- P12749
- Porsgrunn
- hashtag
- Wesel
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Division of the city
- History
- Origin
- Early modern
- World War II
- Transport
- Buildings and places of interest
- Politics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Miscellaneous
- See also
- References
- Books
- External links
Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
==Geography== Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine.
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