Veen
Veen is a village in Alpen, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia and has about 1,820 residents. Veen is situated nearby to the locality Die Hufe, as well as near Auf der Hufe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grenzdyck and Fürstenberg.
Grenzdyck
Nature reserve
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Grenzdyck is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Veen.
Fürstenberg
Nature reserve
Photo: Frebeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fürstenberg is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km north of Veen.
Haus Winnenthal
Apartment building
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haus Winnenthal is an apartment building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vetera and Xanten.
Vetera
Locality
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vetera was the name of the location of two successive Roman legionary camps in the province of Germania Inferior near present-day Xanten on the Lower Rhine. Vetera is situated 3½ km north of Veen.
Xanten
Town
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xanten is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Xanten is situated 5 km north of Veen.
Sonsbeck
Village
Photo: Semiliki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonsbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Wesel, and 25 km south-east of Cleves as well as 8 km from the historic city of Xanten. Sonsbeck is situated 6 km west of Veen.
Veen
- Type: Village with 1,820 residents
- Description: human settlement in Alpen, Kreis Wesel, Germany
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Alpen, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.61349° or 51° 36′ 49″ northLongitude
6.45611° or 6° 27′ 22″ eastPopulation
1,820Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9F38JF74+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 240809558OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2817796Wikidata ID
Q2511719
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Veen” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Veen”
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- Friulian: “Veen”
- Galician: “Veen”
- German: “Alpen-Veen”
- German: “Veen (Alpen)”
- German: “Veen, Alpen, Kreis Wesel”
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- Swiss German: “Veen”
- Ukrainian: “Фен”
- Venetian: “Veen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heimatmuseum Veen and Feuerwehr Veen.
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