Viersen
Viersen is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Viersen has about 74,900 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Festhalle Viersen and Bismarck Tower.
Festhalle Viersen
Public building
Photo: Ichmichi, Public domain.
The Festhalle Viersen is a performance space in Viersen, a town located in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. It is well known for its theater and concert programme and is also the annual venue of the UMB World Three-cushion Championship of national teams as well as of the annual international Jazz Festival.
Bismarck Tower
Photo: Ichmichi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bismarck Tower located in Viersen was erected in honour of the chancellor Otto von Bismarck and has since become an icon of the city of Viersen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anrath and Süchteln.
Anrath
Suburb
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anrath is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northeast of Viersen.
Süchteln
Town
Süchteln is a borough of Viersen, a town which is the centre of the Kreis of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Süchteln was formerly an independent town; the Catholic parish church of St Clement is at its centre. Süchteln is situated 3½ km northwest of Viersen.
Dülken
Town
Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dülken is a town located in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. It has a population of about 20,000. It is a borough of the municipality of Viersen. Dülken is situated 4 km west of Viersen.
Viersen
- Type: Town with 74,900 residents
- Description: town in Viersen District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Categories: large district town, urban municipality in Germany, district capital, and locality
- Location: Viersen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.2562° or 51° 15′ 22″ northLongitude
6.3905° or 6° 23′ 26″ eastPopulation
74,900Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)IATA airport code
ZQKUnited Nations Location Code
DE VIEOpen location code
9F38794R+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 60573962OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2817311Wikidata ID
Q3902
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Viersen” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Viersen”
- Arabic: “فيرزن”
- Aragonese: “Viersen”
- Armenian: “Ֆիրզեն”
- Arpitan: “Viersen”
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- Belarusian: “Фірзен”
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- Chinese: “菲尔森”
- Chinese: “菲爾森”
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- Japanese: “フィールゼン”
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- Latvian: “Fīrzene”
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- Limburgan: “Veeëse”
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- Persian: “فیرزن”
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- Russian: “Фирзен”
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Notable Places Nearby
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