Schermbeck

Infobox German Location
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imagesize = 200px
image_caption = Castle Schermbeck
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Name = Schermbeck
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lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 32
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Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Düsseldorf
Kreis = Wesel
Höhe = 27
Fläche = 110.74
Einwohner = 13636
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 46514
Vorwahl = 0 28 53
Kfz = WES
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 1 70 036
Gliederung = 8
Straße = Weseler Straße 2
Adresse = Postfach 11 40
46510 Schermbeck
Website = [http://www.schermbeck.de/ www.schermbeck.de]
Bürgermeister = Ernst-Christoph Grüter
Partei = CDU

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. It's maximum dilatation from north to south is about 12,90 km, from west to east it's about 17,80 km.

Division of the municipality

Schermbeck is divided into 8 districts:
* Altschermbeck
* Bricht
* Damm
* Dämmerwald
* Gahlen
* Overbeck
* Schermbeck
* Weselerwald

Transportation

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.

External links

* [http://www.schermbeck.de Official site] de icon