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.

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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,811
 • 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

Division of the municipality edit

Vettweiß consists of 11 villages:

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

Politics edit

Town council edit

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

(Elections in May 2014)

Mayor edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links edit

  Media related to Vettweiß at Wikimedia Commons