Isselburg

Isselburg
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Isselburg within Borken district
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Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 06°28′00″E / 51.83306°N 6.46667°E / 51.83306; 6.46667
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2018–23)	Michael Carbanje[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	42.74 km2 (16.50 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,260
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	46419
Dialling codes	0 28 74
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	www.isselburg.de

Isselburg (German: [ˈɪsl̩ˌbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt.

The present municipality of Isselburg was established in January 1975 by the merger of the former towns Isselburg, Anholt and Werth, and the former municipalities Heelden, Herzebocholt and Vehlingen.^[3]

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Elections in May 2014:

• SPD: 9 seats (-2)
• CDU: 11 seats (+1)
• Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0)
• FDP: 3 seats (+1)

St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862)

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  Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg)
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  St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style

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  Werth, former town hall
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  Anholt, Ratskeller, former town hall
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  Anholt, church: Friedenskirche
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  Isselburg, Ständebaum decorated as a maypole