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Schermbeck
Municipality
Castle Schermbeck
Coat of arms
Location of Schermbeck within Wesel district
Schermbeck Show map of Germany Schermbeck Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°41′42″N 6°52′32″E / 51.69500°N 6.87556°E / 51.69500; 6.87556
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Mike Rexforth^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	110.74 km² (42.76 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	13,565
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	46514
Dialling codes	0 28 53
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	www.schermbeck.de

Schermbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Schermbeck is situated near the river Lippe, approximately 20 km east of Wesel, and 8 km north-west of Dorsten. Its maximum dilatation from north to south is about 12.90 km, from west to east it's about 17.80 km. Thanks to its proximity to the Ruhr area and thus to many big cities, Schermbeck is becoming a popular place for people who want to escape the urban life but still be closely connected to it.

Gallery

Schermbeck, church: Sankt Ludgeruskirche
Schermbeck, view to a street with church
Schermbeck, church: Sankt Georg Kirche
Schermbeck, view to a street

General information

Schermbeck has 3 schools. Locally it is famous for its traditional annual "Volksfest" Kilian, at which many people from the surrounding areas attend. Recently it is becoming a popular location for various events like cooking and art exhibitions.

Division of the municipality

Schermbeck is divided into 8 districts:

Altschermbeck
Bricht
Damm
Dämmerwald
Gahlen
Overbeck
Schermbeck
Weselerwald

Transport

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.

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.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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.

External links

Official website (in German)
Private website about Üfte (in German)
Holocaust survivor testimony of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Schermbeck on the Yad Vashem website

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v t e Towns and municipalities in Wesel (district)
Alpen Dinslaken Hamminkeln Hünxe Kamp-Lintfort Moers Neukirchen-Vluyn Rheinberg Schermbeck Sonsbeck Voerde Wesel Xanten		Coat of Arms of Wesel district

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