Wildenrath
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{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadtteil
|Town = Wegberg
|image_photo = Siemens test.jpg
|imagesize = 220px
|image_caption = The Siemens test centre at Wildenrath
|image_coa = DEU Wegberg COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|07|N|6|11|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan =
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Köln
|district = Heinsberg
|elevation =
|area =
|population = 1619
|Stand = 2020
|postal_code = 41844
|area_code = 02434
|licence =
|website = [http://www.wegberg.de www.wegberg.de]
}}
Wildenrath is a township within the municipality of Wegberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is situated on the Bundesstraße 221 between Wassenberg and Arsbeck on the edge of Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park and close to the border with the Netherlands.
For 40 years, the town was the home of the British military airfield, RAF Wildenrath. After the airfield closed in 1992, it became the Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath, a railway test centre operated by Siemens Mobility.{{cite web|url=http://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/en/pub/urban_mobility/rail_solutions/service/testcenter_for_railway_systems/test_und_validationcenter.htm|title=Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath|publisher=Siemens Mobility|accessdate=5 March 2010}}
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=20401&cityname=Wildenrath%2C+North-Rhine-Westphalia%2C+Germany&units= Climate Summary for Wildenrath]
{{Weather box
|width=75%
|location = Wildenrath
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 39
|Feb high F = 42
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 58
|May high F = 66
|Jun high F = 71
|Jul high F = 73
|Aug high F = 74
|Sep high F = 67
|Oct high F = 59
|Nov high F = 48
|Dec high F = 42
|year high F = 57
|Jan low F = 32
|Feb low F = 34
|Mar low F = 37
|Apr low F = 41
|May low F = 48
|Jun low F = 54
|Jul low F = 56
|Aug low F = 57
|Sep low F = 53
|Oct low F = 46
|Nov low F = 40
|Dec low F = 36
|year low F = 45
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.2
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.5
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.8
|May precipitation inch = 2.7
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.4
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.4
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.6
|year precipitation inch = 30
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=20401&cityname=Wildenrath-
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on July 26, 2013.
|date=July 2013
}}
References
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External links
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Category:Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia
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