Xanten

Xanten
Xanten
Town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Xanten within Wesel district
	Xanten Xanten
	Coordinates: 51°39′44″N 06°27′14″E / 51.66222°N 6.45389°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Subdivisions	6 Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Görtz (CDU) (CDU)
Area
• Total	72.39 km2 (27.95 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	21,582
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	46509
Dialling codes	0 28 01 und 0 28 04 (Marienbaum)
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	www.rathaus-xanten.de

Xanten (Latin: Castra Vetera or Xantum) (IPA: ['ksantən]) is a historic town in Germany. It is in the Wesel district of the North Rhine-Westphalia state. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park as well as its medieval picturesque city centre with Xanten Cathedral. About 800,000 tourists visit each year.

Xanten is the only German town whose name begins with "X".

References

↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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