Rhede

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Location of Rhede within Borken district

(2020–25) Jürgen Bernsmann^[1]Area

• Total78.65 km² (30.37 sq mi)Elevation

32 m (105 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total19,595 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

46414

Dialling codes0 28 72Vehicle registrationBORWebsitewww.rhede.de

Rhede (German: [ˈʁeːdə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Bocholt.

Notable residents

Thomas Giessing, athlete and Olympic athlete
Kristian Liebrand, photographer
Michael Roes, writer
Franz August Schmölders, Orientalist
Ulrike Tillmann, mathematician
Bernardo Enrique Witte, Roman Catholic bishop

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.