Westerwiehe

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Westerwiehe
City of Rietberg
Westerwiehe coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 83 m
Area : 15.02 km²
Residents : 2414  (June 1, 2015)
Population density : 161 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1970
Postal code : 33397
Area code : 05244
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Location of Westerwiehe in Rietberg
Catholic Church of St. Laurentius
Catholic Church of St. Laurentius

Westerwiehe is located in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of seven districts of the city of Rietberg . It was part of the County of Rietberg, founded in 1237 .

With its 2,414 inhabitants, it is the third smallest of the seven districts of Rietberg.

Westerwiehe lies on the edge of the nature reserve Rietberger Emsniederung and Steinhorster Becken , north of the river Ems .

On January 1, 1970, Westerwiehe was incorporated into the city of Rietberg.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rietberg.de/rathaus/rietberg-in-zahlen
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 111 .