Krefeld (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁeːfɛlt]), kent as Crefeld till 1929, is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit northwast o Düsseldorf, its centre lyin juist a few kilometres tae the wast o the River Rhine; the burgh o Uerdingen is situatit directly on the Rhine. Krefeld is accessed bi the autobahns A57 (Cologne - Nijmegen) an the A44 (Aachen - Düsseldorf - Dortmund - Kassel)

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Krefeld is located in Germany
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Coordinates: 51°20′0″N 06°34′0″E / 51.33333°N 6.56667°E / 51.33333; 6.56667Coordinates: 51°20′0″N 06°34′0″E / 51.33333°N 6.56667°E / 51.33333; 6.56667
KintraGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
Destricturban destrict
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorGregor Kathstede (CDU)
Area
 • Total137.68 km2 (53.16 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total227,050
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
47701-47839
Diallin codes02151
Vehicle registrationKR
Websitewww.krefeld.de

Sister Ceeties eedit

Kintra Ceety Coonty / Destrict / Region / State Date
  Netherlands   Venlo   Venlo 1964
  Ingland Leicester   Leicestershire 1969
  Fraunce File:Blason ville fr Dunkerque (Nord).svg Dunkirk   Nord 1974
  Netherlands   Leiden   Sooth Holland 1974
  Unitit States Charlotte   North Carolina 1986
  Germany   Beeskow   Brandenburg 1990
  Roushie   Ulyanovsk   Ulyanovsk Oblast 1993
  Turkey Kayseri Kayseri Province 2009

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.

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