Vettweiß

Vettweiß
Coat of arms
Vettweiß
Location of Vettweiß within Düren district
Coordinates: 50°44′20″N 06°35′50″E / 50.73889°N 6.59722°ECoordinates: 50°44′20″N 06°35′50″E / 50.73889°N 6.59722°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Government
• Mayor	Josef Kranz
Area
• Total	83.14 km^2 (32.10 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,223
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	52391
Dialling codes	02424, 02425 (Ginnick)
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	www.vettweiss.de

Vettweiß (alternative spelling: Vettweiss) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south-east of Düren.

Division of the municipality

Vettweiß consists of 11 villages:

• Vettweiß with Kettenheim
• Froitzheim with Frangenheim
• Ginnick
• Soller
• Jakobwüllesheim
• Kelz
• Lüxheim
• Gladbach with Mersheim
• Müddersheim
• Disternich
• Sievernich

Politics

14 seats in the local parliament are held by the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), 7 are held by the BI (local citizens' initiative), 4 by the SPD (Social Democrats) and one each by the FDP (Free Liberals) and the Greens. Mayor Josef Kranz is independent.

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.