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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Elevation
  
25 m (82 ft)

Area
  
55.28 km²

Local time
  
Monday 4:14 AM

Administrative region
  
Düsseldorf

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Wesel

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
8,596 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
47665

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity

Sonsbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Wesel, and 25 km south-east of Cleves as well as 8 km from the historic city of Xanten.

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Map of 47665 Sonsbeck, Germany

It is one of North-Rhine Westphalia's wealthiest municipalities.

Twin towns

Sonsbeck is twinned with the town of Sandwich in Kent (UK).

Noted residents

  • Adolph Althoff, (1913-1998), circus owner who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
  • References

    Sonsbeck Wikipedia