Isselburg

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Country Germany Admin. region Münster Elevation 17 m (56 ft) Population 11,196 (31 Dec 2010) Postal code 46419		State North Rhine-Westphalia District Borken Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Thursday 2:27 PM

Weather 16°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 45% Humidity Points of interest Wasserburg Anholt, Anholter Schweiz, Turmwindmühle Werth

Isselburg is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt.

Map of 46419 Isselburg, Germany

Division

The largest villages are Anholt, Isselburg, and Werth. Smaller communities include Vehlingen, Herzebocholt and Heelden.

Local council (Stadtrat)

Elections in May 2014:

SPD: 9 seats (-2)

CDU: 11 seats (+1)

Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)

FDP: 3 seats (+1)

Church at Anholt

See also Architecture of cathedrals and great churches, Romanesque revival style (German: Neoromanischer Stil)

Sons and Daughters

Johann Wilhelm Mercker or Märker, 1728-1784 Lutheran pastor in Isselburg,

Wilhelm Ross (1772-1854), Protestant theologian and general superintendent of the evangelical church

Gottfried Alex Märcker or Märker, assistant in Emmerich, associate, district councilor, Chancellery, Bergische administration, prefecture in Essen, county of Essen, city of Essen and city of Solingen

Theodor Märcker (1796-1876), politician

Christoph Pries (born 1958), politician (SPD)

Sabine Mecking (born 1967), historian

References

Isselburg Wikipedia

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