Willich

Willich () is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 20 km west of Düsseldorf, 14 km north of Mönchengladbach, 10 km south of Krefeld, about 30 kilometres east of the border with the Netherlands and 45 km east of Roermond.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: Willich
German location.image_coa: Wappen der Stadt Willich.svg
German location.image_skyline: St katharina willich.jpg
German location.image_caption: Church of Saint Catherine
German location.image_plan: Willich in VIE.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Düsseldorf
German location.district: Viersen
German location.elevation: 40
German location.area: 67.8
German location.postal_code: 47877
German location.area_code: 02154, 02156
German location.licence: VIE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 1 66 036
German location.divisions: 4
German location.website: www.stadt-willich.de
German location.mayor: Christian Pakusch

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Wikidata facts

Population: 50212
Area: 67.8
Elevation: 40
Official website: www.stadt-willich.de
Image: St katharina willich.jpg
Dialing code: 02159
Licence plate code: VIE

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Commons category: Willich
postal code: 47877
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hashtag: Willich

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Contents

History
1891–1945
British Army
Economy
Transportation
Streets
Railway
Notable places
Schloss Neersen
Klein-Jerusalem chapel
Anrath Prison
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

==History== The city was founded in 1970 out of the formerly independent villages of Willich, Anrath, Schiefbahn and Neersen, although the villages are much older. Anrath was mentioned for the first time in 1010, Willich in 1245, Neersen in 1262 and Schiefbahn in 1420.