Alpen, Germany

Infobox German Location
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Name = Alpen
Wappen = Wappen von Alpen.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 34 |lat_sec = 30
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 30 |lon_sec = 45
Lageplan = Alpen in WES.svg
Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia
Regierungsbezirk = Düsseldorf
Kreis = Wesel
Höhe = 25
Fläche = 59.54
Einwohner = 12927
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 46519
Vorwahl = 02802
Kfz = WES
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 1 70 004
Gliederung = 4
Adresse = Rathausstraße 3–5
46519 Alpen
Website = [http://www.alpen.de/ www.alpen.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Ahls
Partei = CDU

Alpen is a municipality in the district of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Alpen is situated between the Ruhr area and the border with the Netherlands.

Division of the town

The municipality consists 4 districts:
* Alpen
* Menzelen
* Veen
* Bönninghardt

History

Documentary mentioned for the first time was Alpen in 1074.

Transportation

You can reach Alpen over the Bundesautobahn 57 and the Highways B57 and B58. There is also a train, the RB31 from Duisburg Hbf (direction Xanten) every hour which stops at Alpen. From there it is a 10 minute walk into the centre of Alpen.

External links

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