Wisch, Gelderland

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Wisch
Former municipality
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Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area
  Total72.79 km2 (28.10 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2005)
  Total19,534
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Wisch is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality was created in 1818, in a merger of Terborg and Varsseveld, and existed until 2005, when it became a part of the new municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. [1]

Besides the villages of Terborg and Varsseveld, the municipality also covered the villages and hamlets Bontebrug, Heelweg-Oost, Heelweg-West, Silvolde, Sinderen, and Westendorp.

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References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.

Coordinates: 51°56′N6°19′E / 51.933°N 6.317°E / 51.933; 6.317