Isselburg

Geschichte

Isselburg is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands, and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt.DivisionThe largest villages are Anholt, Isselburg, and Werth. Smaller communities include Vehlingen, Herzebocholt and Heelden.Local council (Stadtrat)Elections in May 2014: SPD: 9 seats (-2) CDU: 11 seats (+1) Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0) FDP: 3 seats (+1)Church at AnholtSee also Architecture of cathedrals and great churches, Romanesque revival style (German: Neoromanischer Stil)Sons and Daughters Johann Wilhelm Mercker or Märker, 1728-1784 Lutheran pastor in Isselburg, Wilhelm Ross (1772-1854), Protestant theologian and general superintendent of the evangelical church Gottfried Alex Märcker or Märker, assistant in Emmerich, associate, district councilor, Chancellery, Bergische administration, prefecture in Essen, county of Essen, city of Essen and city of Solingen Theodor Märcker (1796-1876), politician Christoph Pries (born 1958), politician (SPD) Sabine Mecking (born 1967), historian