Vreden

Vreden
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Vreden
Coat of arms of Vreden
Location of Vreden within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburg
Vreden is located in Germany
Vreden
Vreden
Vreden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Vreden
Vreden
Coordinates: 52°02′N 06°50′E / 52.033°N 6.833°E / 52.033; 6.833
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictBorken
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Tom Tenostendarp[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total135.53 km2 (52.33 sq mi)
Highest elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Lowest elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,265
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48691
Dialling codes02564
02567 (partially in Lünten)
Vehicle registrationBOR
Websitewww.vreden.de

Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany near the Dutch border. The town is located near the river Berkel. The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839. In 1252 Vreden obtained city rights.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 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 2024-06-20.