Isselburg

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Isselburg

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Location of Isselburg within Borken district

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Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E﻿ / ﻿51.83306°N 6.46667°E﻿ / 51.83306; 6.46667
Country| Germany
State| North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region| Münster
District| Borken
Subdivisions| 6
Government

• Mayor (2018-23) | Michael Carbanje[1] (Ind.)
Area

• Total

| 42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation

| 17 m (56 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 11,204
• Density| 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

46419

Dialling codes| 0 28 74
Vehicle registration| BOR
Website| www.isselburg.de

Isselburg (German pronunciation: [ˈɪsl̩ˌbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: Isselbuorg) 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.

## Division

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The present municipality of Isselburg was established in January 1975 by the merger of the former towns Isselburg, Anholt and Werth, and the former municipalities Heelden, Herzebocholt and Vehlingen.[3]

## Local council (Stadtrat)

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2021)

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Elections in May 2014:

* SPD: 9 seats (-2)
* CDU: 11 seats (+1)
* Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)
* FDP: 3 seats (+1)

## Mayors

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Term of office

1999 - 2004  | Margret Koch (SPD)
2004 - 2011  | Adolf Radstaak (SPD)
2012 - 2017  | Rudolf Geukes (SPD)
since 2018  | Michael Carbanje (none)

## Church at Anholt

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St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)

* Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)

* St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style

## Gallery

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* Werth, former town hall

* Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall

* Anholt, church: Friedenskirche

* Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole

## References

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1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Stadt Isselburg 14.01.2018, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 20 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 2025-04-27.
3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Isselburg, December 2014.

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Towns and municipalities in Borken (district)

* Ahaus
* Bocholt
* Borken
* Gescher
* Gronau
* Heek
* Heiden
* Isselburg
* Legden
* Raesfeld
* Reken
* Rhede
* Schöppingen
* Stadtlohn
* Südlohn
* Velen
* Vreden

Coat of Arms of Borken district

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