Wehl
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Wehl, former townhall | |
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Wehl Location in the province of Gelderland Wehl Wehl (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 6°12′38″E / 51.96056°N 6.21056°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Doetinchem |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,035 |
| • Density | 297.7/km2 (771.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7031 |
| Dialing code | 0314 |
Wehl is a town in the eastern Netherlands, about 5 km west of Doetinchem.
Wehl was a part of Prussia until 1808, when it was joined to the Netherlands. In those years it was officially a part of Zeddam. Wehl became an independent municipality in 1813, when it was given back to Prussia; in 1816, it returned to the Netherlands. It remained an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization on 1 January 2005, when Wehl became part of the larger neighbouring municipality of Doetinchem.
The former municipality also included the village of Nieuw-Wehl, 3 km to the west.