The Niers ( German: [niːɐ̯s] , Dutch: [niːrs] ) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands , a right tributary of the river Meuse (German and Dutch: Maas ). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz , south of Mönchengladbach , in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
4-753: The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach , Viersen , Wachtendonk , Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep , Limburg (Netherlands) . Its overall length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands. This article related to a river in North Rhine-Westphalia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Dutch Limburg location article
8-540: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Netherlands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Viersen Viersen ( German pronunciation: [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩] ; Limburgish : Veeëse ) is the capital of the district of Viersen , in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach , 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east of Venlo ( Netherlands ). The city of Viersen
12-526: Is made up of three (formerly independent) cities: Süchteln , Dülken and Viersen, which combined in 1970, and one former village, Boisheim , which combined with Viersen in 1968. The current mayor of Viersen is Sabine Anemüller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2015. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: The Viersen city council governs
16-743: The city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: The company Mars Incorporated (chocolate bars) is situated in one of Viersen's industrial districts named Dülken-Mackenstein. Kaiser's Tengelmann AG [ de ] (a big supermarkets chain in Germany) had his headquarter in Viersen, until it was closed in 2010. Cable manufacturer SAB Bröckskes employs 550 people (430 of them in Viersen-Süchteln). Viersen
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