Wehl

Wehl
Churchtower (Sint Martinuskerk) from the Wilhelminaplein
Churchtower (Sint Martinuskerk) from the Wilhelminaplein
Flag of Wehl
Coat of arms of Wehl
Wehl is located in Gelderland
Wehl
Wehl
Location in the province of Gelderland
Wehl is located in Netherlands
Wehl
Wehl
Wehl (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 6°12′38″E / 51.96056°N 6.21056°E / 51.96056; 6.21056
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityDoetinchem
Area
 • Total23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total7,035
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7031[1]
Dialing code0314

Wehl is a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 5 km west of Doetinchem.

Wehl was a part of Prussia until 1808, when it was joined to the Netherlands. In those years it was officially a part of Zeddam. Wehl became an independent municipality in 1813, when it was given back to Prussia; in 1816, it returned to the Netherlands. It remained an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization on 1 January 2005, when Wehl became part of the larger neighbouring municipality of Doetinchem.[3]

The former municipality also included the village of Nieuw-Wehl, 3 km to the west.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 70314AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.