Vettweiß (alternative spelling: ''Vettweiss'') is a municipality in the
district of Düren in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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. It is located approximately 10 km south-east of
Düren
Düren (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: Düre) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne, on the river Rur (river), Rur.
History
Roman era
The area of Düren was part of Gallia Belgica, more specifically the ter ...
.
Division of the municipality
Vettweiß consists of 11 villages:
* Vettweiß with Kettenheim
* Froitzheim with Frangenheim
* Ginnick
* Soller
* Jakobwüllesheim
* Kelz
* Lüxheim
* Gladbach with Mersheim
* Müddersheim
* Disternich
* Sievernich
Politics
Town council
*
CDU: 15 seats (–)
* BI: 4 seas (-1)
*
SPD: 6 seats (–)
*
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...
: 3 seats (+1)
(Elections in May 2020
)
Mayor
Joachim Kunth was elected mayor in September 2015, and re-elected in September 2020.
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References
External links
Düren (district)
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