Viersen

Viersen is a Kreis in the west of , . Neighboring districts are Cleves, , district-free , Neuss, district-free Mönchengladbach, and the province of .
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  • Type: Locality with 298,000 residents
  • Description: district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: “DEA1E”, “Viersen (district)”, and “フィーアゼン郡”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jüdischer Friedhof Süchteln and St. Mary Helper of the Christians.

Heritage site
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is a heritage site.

Church
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is a church.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viersen and Grefrath.

Town
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is the capital of the district of , in , Germany. is situated 5 km southeast of Viersen.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Viersen… is situated 5 km north of Viersen.

Town
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is a German village… is situated 5 km west of Viersen.

Viersen

Latitude
51.2908° or 51° 17′ 27″ north
Longitude
6.3456° or 6° 20′ 44″ east
Population
298,000
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
9F3878RW+86
Geo­Names ID
3247436
Wiki­data ID
Q6249
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Western Frisian—“Viersen” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Districto de Viersen”
  • Bavarian: “Kroas Viersen”
  • Belarusian: “Фірзен”
  • Belarusian: “Фірзэн”
  • Catalan: “districte de Viersen”
  • Cebuano: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Chinese: “菲尔森县”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Viersen”
  • Dutch: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Viersen”
  • Estonian: “Vierseni kreis”
  • French: “arrondissement de Viersen”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Viersen”
  • Georgian: “ფირზენის რაიონი”
  • German: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז פירזן”
  • Hungarian: “Viersen járás”
  • Indonesian: “Viersen”
  • Interlingua: “Districto de Viersen”
  • Italian: “circondario di Viersen”
  • Italian: “Circondario di Viersen”
  • Japanese: “フィールゼン郡”
  • Kazakh: “Фирзен”
  • Korean: “피어젠군”
  • Kurdish: “Viersen”
  • Ladin: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Latin: “Circulus Virsensis”
  • Limburgan: “Kreis Veeëse”
  • Malay: “Viersen”
  • Northern Frisian: “Viersen (Kris)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Viersen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Viersen”
  • Persian: “فیرزن (ناحیه)”
  • Persian: “فیرزن”
  • Polish: “Powiat Viersen”
  • Portuguese: “Viersen”
  • Romanian: “Viersen”
  • Russian: “Фирзен”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Kring Viersen”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Viersen”
  • Scots: “Viersen”
  • Slovenian: “Viersen”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Viersen”
  • Spanish: “Viersen”
  • Swedish: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Turkish: “Kreis Viersen”
  • Ukrainian: “Фірзен”
  • Urdu: “ویئرسن (ضلع)”
  • Urdu: “ویئرسن”
  • Uzbek: “Viersen”
  • Vietnamese: “Viersen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Viersen”
  • Western Frisian: “Viersen”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Johannistal and Schmansen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Süchtelner Höhen and Dülken station.

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