Alpen
municipality in the district of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Summary
Alpen is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Alpen ranks in the top 0.87% of municipality without town privileges in germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month, #57 of 6,526).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wesel[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Shares border with: Wesel[6], Rheinberg[7], Kamp-Lintfort[8], Sonsbeck[9], Xanten[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Herentals[11]
- Postal code: 46519[12]
- Commons category: Alpen (Niederrhein)[13]
- Licence plate code: WES[14]
- Local dialing code: 02802[15]
- Inception: 1074[16]
- Official website: https://www.alpen.de/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alpen (Niederrhein)[18]
- Commons gallery: Alpen (Gemeinde)[19]
- Population: 12,622[20], 12,612[21], 9643[22], 12,463[23], 12,528[24], 12,649[25], 12,870[26], 12,515[27], 12,588[28]
- Official name: Alpen[29]
- Native label: Alpen[30]
- Different from: Alpen[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 25 m[32]
- Area: 59.54 km²[33], 59.6 km²[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Alpen (Niederrhein)[35]
Why It Matters
Alpen has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Alpen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]