Alpen, Germany

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Alpen
Municipality
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Town hall
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Coat of arms
Location of Alpen within Wesel district
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Alpen
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Alpen
Coordinates: 51°34′30″N06°30′45″E / 51.57500°N 6.51250°E / 51.57500; 6.51250 Coordinates: 51°34′30″N06°30′45″E / 51.57500°N 6.51250°E / 51.57500; 6.51250
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Wesel
Subdivisions4
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–25) Thomas Ahls [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total59.54 km2 (22.99 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total12,528
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46519
Dialling codes 02802
Vehicle registration WES
Website www.alpen.de

Alpen is a municipality in the district of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Geography

Alpen is situated in the Lower Rhine region, located between the Ruhr area and the border with the Netherlands. Adjacent cities are Rheinberg, Xanten.

Division of the town

The municipality consists of 4 districts:

History

Alpen was mentioned documentarily for the first time in 1074.

Politics

The local Municipal Council is represented by the Christian Democratic Union, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Alliance '90/The Greens and the Free Democratic Party.

Transportation

Alpen is reachable by the Bundesautobahn 57 and the federal highways B57 and B58. There is also a train, the RB31 from Duisburg Hbf (direction Xanten) every hour which stops at Alpen. From there it is a 10-minute walk into the centre of Alpen.

Security

The municipality of Alpen maintains a Volunteer Fire Department consisting three firehouses with about 105 active firefighter and 14 vehicles. In addition to the area of Alpen, the Bundesautobahn 57 is also part of the area of operation. Crime protection is provided by the state Police of North Rhine-Westphalia with stations in Rheinberg, Xanten and Kamp-Lintfort.

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References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 20 June 2022.


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