Wehl | |
|---|---|
 Churchtower (Sint Martinuskerk) from the Wilhelminaplein | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Wehl Location in the province of Gelderland  Wehl Wehl (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 6°12′38″E / 51.96056°N 6.21056°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Doetinchem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,035 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7031[1] |
| Dialing code | 0314 |
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.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 70314AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.