Rheurdt

Rheurdt
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rheurdt
Coat of arms
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Location of Rheurdt within Kleve district
Interactive map of Rheurdt
Rheurdt is located in Germany
Rheurdt
Location within Germany
Rheurdt is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rheurdt
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 06°28′00″E / 51.46667°N 6.46667°E / 51.46667; 6.46667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25)Dirk Ketelaers (SPD)
Area
 • Total
30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
6,350
 • Density211/km2 (548/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47509
Dialling codes0 28 45 / 0 28 33
Vehicle registrationKLE, GEL
Websitewww.rheurdt.de

Rheurdt (German pronunciation: [ʁøːɐ̯t]) is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Moers.

History

Rheurdt was first mentioned in a tax record in 1294 as "Rurde" or "Rorde", in the 14th century as Roirt, Roerdt, Reuerde, that resulted in today's name of "Rheurdt".

In 1969, during the first local government reorganization of North Rhine-Westphalia, the villages of Rheurdt and Schaephuysen were merged into the new municipality Rheurdt.

Geography

Rheurdt lies left of the river Rhine in the Lower Rhine region. Rheurdt shares a border with Issum to the north, Kamp-Lintfort and Neukirchen-Vluyn to the east, Kempen to the south and Kerken to the West.

Population

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
  3. ↑ "Rheurdt - Gemeinde Rheurdt". www.rheurdt.de. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
  4. ↑ Bünermann, Martin (1970). Die Gemeinden des ersten Neugliederungsprogramms in Nordrhein-Westfalen [The municipalities of the first local government reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia] (in German). Cologne: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag. p. 103.
  5. ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.

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