Schermbeck
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| Schermbeck | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| subdivisions | 8 |
| Mayor | Ernst-Christoph Grüter (CDU) |
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| Area | 110.74 km² (42.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | 13,636 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 123 /km² (319 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WES |
| Postal code | 46514 |
| Area codes | 0 28 53 |
| Website | www.schermbeck.de |
Schermbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Schermbeck is situated near the river Lippe, approx. 20 km east of Wesel, and 8 km north-west of Dorsten. It's maximum dilatation from north to south is about 12,90 km, from west to east it's about 17,80 km.
[edit] Division of the municipality
Schermbeck is divided into 8 districts:
- Altschermbeck
- Bricht
- Damm
- Dämmerwald
- Gahlen
- Overbeck
- Schermbeck
- Weselerwald
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Roads
Schermbeck is connected to the highways A 3 and A 31 and also to the federal road B 58.
Through Schermbeck run 3,10 km highway, 17,40 km federal roads, 22,10 km ordinary highways, 165,20 km rural roads and 2,30 km are in privat property.
[edit] Religion
Out of ancient background Schermbeck is almost half catholic and half evangelic. The proportion of Catholics is about 45,3%, and 39,2% confess themselves as Protestants. There are only a few followers of other religions or denominations.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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