Viersen (German pronunciation: [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩]; Limburgish: Veeëse) is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Viersen
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| Coordinates: 51°15′22″N 6°23′50″E / 51.25611°N 6.39722°E / 51.25611; 6.39722 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Viersen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Sabine Anemüller[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.07 km2 (35.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population
(2022-12-31)[2]
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| • Total | 78,208 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
41747–41751
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| Dialling codes | 0 21 62 |
| Vehicle registration | VIE, KK |
| Website | www.viersen.de |
Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo (Netherlands).
The city of Viersen is made up of three (formerly independent) cities: Süchteln, Dülken and Viersen, which combined in 1970, and one former village, Boisheim, which combined with Viersen in 1968.
The current mayor of Viersen is Sabine Anemüller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2015. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Christoph Hopp | Christian Democratic Union | 11,438 | 40.5 | 11,572 | 49.2 | |
| Sabine Anemüller | Social Democratic Party | 10,965 | 38.8 | 11,955 | 50.8 | |
| Martina Maaßen | Alliance 90/The Greens | 3,418 | 12.1 | |||
| Simon Männersdörfer | The Left | 1,098 | 3.9 | |||
| Frank a Campo | Free Democratic Party | 935 | 3.3 | |||
| Siegfried Martin | National Democratic Party | 404 | 1.4 | |||
| Valid votes | 28,258 | 98.2 | 23,527 | 99.5 | ||
| Invalid votes | 521 | 1.8 | 118 | 0.5 | ||
| Total | 28,779 | 100.0 | 23,645 | 100.0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 63,176 | 45.6 | 63,169 | 37.4 | ||
| Source: City of Viersen (1st round, 2nd round) | ||||||
The Viersen city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 11,806 | 41.9 |  1.9
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22 | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 6,669 | 23.7 | 2.3
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13 | 2 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 5,491 | 19.5 |  7.9
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11 | 5 | |
| The Left (Die Linke) | 1,417 | 5.0 | 0.5
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3 | ±0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 1,343 | 4.8 | 0.1
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3 | ±0 | |
| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 1,142 | 4.1 | New | 2 | New | |
| Die PARTEI | 195 | 0.7 | New | 0 | New | |
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 107 | 0.4 | 1.0
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0 | 1 | |
| Valid votes | 28,170 | 98.0 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 584 | 2.0 | ||||
| Total | 28,754 | 100.0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 63,176 | 45.5 | 2.1
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| Source: City of Viersen | ||||||
The company Mars Incorporated (chocolate bars) is situated in one of Viersen's industrial districts named Dülken-Mackenstein.
Kaiser's Tengelmann AG [de] (a big supermarkets chain in Germany) had his headquarter in Viersen, until it was closed in 2010.
Viersen is connected to the region by a dense bus network and Viersen station. The station is served by various local and regional rail lines.
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