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Wesseling | |
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 Old town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Wesseling within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
  Wesseling  Wesseling | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°58′E / 50.817°N 6.967°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Erwin Esser[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 38,355 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50389 |
| Dialling codes | 02236, 02232 |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.wesseling.de |
Wesseling (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛsəlɪŋ] ) is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. With three chemical plants and a petroleum refinery within its city limits, it has an important place in the international petrochemical industry.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "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.