Vettweiß is a municipality in the district of Düren

Düren (district)

Düren is a Kreis in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Neuss, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Euskirchen and Aachen.-History:...

 in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany

Germany

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. It is located approx. 10 km south-east of Düren

Düren

Düren is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of Düren district. It is located between Aachen and Cologne on the river Rur.-Roman era:Celts inhabited Düren's area before the Romans. They called their small settlement Durum . After the Celts other Germanic tribes settled this area...

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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

14 seats in the local parliament are held by the CDU

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

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 (Christian Democratic Union), 7 are held by the BI (local citizens' initiative), 4 by the SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

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 (Social Democrats) and one each by the FDP (Free Liberals) and the Greens. Mayor Josef Kranz is independent.