Nettetal


Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhine region.

Geography

Nettetal is not a town itself, but a federation of villages that have developed around the river Nette, Peat removal formed most of the twelve lakes. It is right in the middle of the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park and on the border with the Netherlands, approximately 20 km north-west from Mönchengladbach and 10 km south-east from Venlo. There are 6 spatially divided boroughs.
The small river Nette, broad forest and heath areas as well as twelf lakes make Nettetal a central resort in the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park.

Boroughs

Nettetal consists of the following boroughs :
Nettetal's main charter divides the municipality into 6 boroughs. Lobberich and Kaldenkirchen are the biggest boroughs, since both have been autonomous municipalities in the past. Together with the former townships Breyell, Hinsbeck and Leuth they are the founding boroughs of Nettetal. Schaag was a part of Breyell before it became a borough of its own in 1995.

Lakes

Nettetal features 12 lakes with an overall area of 179 hectare.
Fed by the Nette:
At the Renne:
Fed by the Königsbach:
Nettetal was founded on January 1st, 1970 when the former townships Leuth, Breyell, Hinsbeck and former towns/cities Lobberich and Kaldenkirchen were merged.
Since it was impossible to combine all coats of arms into one, a new coat of arm was introduced in 1971. It shows a water lily before a blue blackground, symbolizing the predominant nature and variety of lakes. Five water lily leaves represent the founding cities and townships of Nettetal.

Sights

Nettetal is twinned with: