Schermbeck

Schermbeck
Castle Schermbeck
Coat of arms
Schermbeck
Location of Schermbeck within Wesel district
Coordinates: 51°41′42″N 6°52′32″E / 51.69500°N 6.87556°E / 51.69500; 6.87556Coordinates: 51°41′42″N 6°52′32″E / 51.69500°N 6.87556°E / 51.69500; 6.87556
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Government
• Mayor	Ernst-Christoph Grüter (CDU)
Area
• Total	110.74 km2 (42.76 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,635
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	46514
Dialling codes	0 28 53
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	www.schermbeck.de

Schermbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Schermbeck is situated near the river Lippe, approx. 20 km east of Wesel, and 8 km north-west of Dorsten. Its maximum dilatation from north to south is about 12,90 km, from west to east it's about 17,80 km. Thanks to its proximity to the Ruhr area and thus to many big cities, Schermbeck is becoming a popular place for people who want to escape the urban life but still be closely connected to it.

Gallery

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  Schermbeck, church: Sankt Ludgeruskirche
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  Schermbeck, view to a street with church
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  Schermbeck, church: Sankt Georg Kirche
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  Schermbeck, view to a street

General information

Schermbeck has 3 schools. Locally it is famous for its traditional annual "Volksfest" Kilian, at which many people from the surrounding areas attend. Recently it is becoming a popular location for various events like cooking and art exhibitions.

Division of the municipality

Schermbeck is divided into 8 districts:

• Altschermbeck
• Bricht
• Damm
• Dämmerwald
• Gahlen
• Overbeck
• Schermbeck
• Weselerwald

Transport

Roads

Schermbeck is connected to the highways A 3 and A 31 and also to the federal road B 58.

Through Schermbeck run 3,10 km highway, 17,40 km federal roads, 22,10 km ordinary highways, 165,20 km rural roads and 2,30 km are in privat property.

Religion

Out of ancient background Schermbeck is almost half catholic and half evangelic. The proportion of Catholics is about 45,3%, and 39,2% confess themselves as Protestants. There are only a few followers of other religions or denominations.

References

External links

• Official site (German)
• Official site of Üfte (German)
• Holocaust survivor testimony of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Schermbeck on the Yad Vashem website

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schermbeck.

Towns and municipalities in Wesel (district)
Alpen Dinslaken Hamminkeln Hünxe Kamp-Lintfort Moers Neukirchen-Vluyn Rheinberg Schermbeck Sonsbeck Voerde Wesel Xanten