Wassenberg

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Location of Wassenberg within Heinsberg district

(2020–25) Marcel Maurer^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total42.41 km² (16.37 sq mi)Highest elevation

92 m (302 ft)Lowest elevation

30 m (100 ft)Population

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total19,541 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

41849

Dialling codes02432Vehicle registrationHSWebsitewww.wassenberg.de

Wassenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈvasn̩bɛʁk]; Limburgish: Wasseberg [ˈwɑsəˌbæʀ˦(ə)x]) is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Rur, approx. 6 km north-east of Heinsberg and 15 km south-east of Roermond.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.