Hünxe Explained

Hünxe
Image Coa:DEU Huenxe COA.svg
Coordinates:51.6417°N 6.7672°W
Image Plan:Hünxe in WES.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Düsseldorf
District:Wesel
Elevation:35
Area:106.8
Postal Code:46569
Area Code:02858, 02064, 0281, 02853, 02855, 02856
Licence:WES
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 1 70 016
Divisions:6
Website:www.huenxe.de
Mayor:Dirk Buschmann[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25

Hünxe (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion

Geography

Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring municipalities are: Schermbeck, Dorsten, Bottrop, Dinslaken, Voerde, Wesel und Hamminkeln.The most part of the municipality belongs to the natural park Hohe Mark. The river Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal cross the municipality.

Area

The municipality of Hünxe spans over an area of 106,80 km2. It is divided into the six subdivisions of Hünxe, Bruckhausen, Bucholtwelmen, Drevenack, Gartrop-Bühl and Krudenburg.

People

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020