Emmerich am Rhein
Emmerich | |
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Emmerich am Rhein as seen from the east | |
Location of Emmerich within Kleve district | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′6″N 6°14′43″E / 51.83500°N 6.24528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Founded | 700 |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Peter Hinze (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.4 km2 (31.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 31,728 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 46446 |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 22 0 28 28 (Elten) |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.emmerich.de |
Emmerich am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈɛmərɪç ʔam ˈʁaɪn], lit. 'Emmerich on the Rhine'; Low Rhenish and Dutch: Emmerik) is a city and municipality in the northwest of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city has a harbour and a quay at the Rhine. In terms of local government organization, it is a medium-sized city belonging to the district of Kleve in the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Düsseldorf.