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Vettweiß

Coordinates: 50°44′20″N 06°35′50″E / 50.73889°N 6.59722°E / 50.73889; 6.59722
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Vettweiß
Coat of arms of Vettweiß
Location of Vettweiß within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnich
Vettweiß is located in Germany
Vettweiß
Vettweiß
Vettweiß is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Vettweiß
Vettweiß
Coordinates: 50°44′20″N 06°35′50″E / 50.73889°N 6.59722°E / 50.73889; 6.59722
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Joachim Kunth[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total83.14 km2 (32.10 sq mi)
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,952
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52391
Dialling codes02424, 02425 (Ginnick)
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.vettweiss.de

Vettweiß (alternative spelling: Vettweiss) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south-east of Düren.

Division of the municipality

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Vettweiß consists of 11 villages:

  • Vettweiß with Kettenheim
  • Froitzheim with Frangenheim
  • Ginnick
  • Soller
  • Jakobwüllesheim
  • Kelz
  • Lüxheim
  • Gladbach with Mersheim
  • Müddersheim
  • Disternich
  • Sievernich

Politics

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Town council

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  • CDU: 15 seats
  • BI: 5 seas
  • SPD: 6 seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens: 2 seats

(Elections in May 2014)

Mayor

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Joachim Kunth was elected mayor in September 2015, and re-elected in September 2020.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
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