What is Viersen?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Viersen |image_flag = Flagge Viersen.svg |image_coa = DEU Viersen COA.svg |image_photo = Pano remigiusplatz.jpg |coordinates = {{coord|51|15|22|N|6|23|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Viersen in VIE.svg |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Düsseldorf |district = Viersen |elevation = 40 |area = 91.07 |postal_code = 41747–41751 |area_code = 0 21 62 |licence = VIE, KK |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 1 66 032 |divisions = 4 |website = [https://www.viersen.de/ www.viersen.de] |mayor = Sabine Anemüller<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;25 |party = SPD }} '''Viersen''' is the capital of [[Viersen (district)|Viersen]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is about 8&nbsp;km north-west of [[Mönchengladbach]], 15&nbsp;km south-west of [[Krefeld]] and 20&nbsp;km east of [[Venlo]] ([[Netherlands]]). == Twin towns == Viersen is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Calau]], Germany * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kaniv]], Ukraine * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lambersart]], France * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mittweida]], Germany * {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Pardesiya]], Israel * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peterborough]], England, United Kingdom == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Viersen (district)]]