Wankum
Wankum is a part of Wachtendonk in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its location, near the A40 autobahn close to the border with The Netherlands, is infamous with British motorists who pass the sign to the Wankum exit shortly after entering Germany and view the name with amusement due to its two syllables in written appearance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: part of Wachtendonk, Germany
- Also known as: “Wankum (Wachtendonk)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nette and Burg Wachtendonk.
Nette
Photo: gheeke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nette is a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a left tributary of the Niers. It rises near Dülken, a borough of Viersen. The Nette flows through Viersen-Boisheim and Nettetal before reaching the Niers in Wachtendonk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herongen and Flootsmühle.
Herongen
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herongen is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Wankum.
Flootsmühle
Locality
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Flootsmühle is a locality, which is situated 5 km southwest of Wankum.
Straelen
Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Straelen is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo. Twinning : Bayon in Meurthe-et-Moselle, since 7 July 1963. Straelen is situated 5 km northwest of Wankum.
Wankum
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Wachtendonk, Kleve, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.40052° or 51° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
6.30597° or 6° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
9F38C824+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 1944263309OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Wankum” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wankum”
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- Galician: “Wankum”
- German: “Wachtendonk-Wankum”
- German: “Wankum (Wachtendonk)”
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Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An Koverspfad and An Thyssewböschken.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jugendtreff Wankum der Gemeinde Wachtendonk and bft Tankstelle/Post.
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