Wyler, North Rhine-Westphalia

Wyler, church: Sankt Johannes Baptist Kirche

Wyler is a village along the Dutch-German border, 7 km southeast of Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands, and 5 km west of Kranenburg, Germany.

Location and population

Most of the village is located in the municipality of Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A small part of it lies in the municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, The Netherlands, a few kilometers from the city of Nijmegen (German: Nimwegen).

The westernmost villages in the municipality of Kranenburg to some extent function as a dormitories for people who work in the Dutch city of Nijmegen.

Population is 525; 441 in the German part,^[1] and 84 in the Dutch part.^[2]

51°48′20″N 5°57′59″E

Proximity of Wylerberg

Some of the fiercest fighting towards the close of World War II occurred in the vicinity. Wyler lies close to the Wylerberg (Dutch: Duivelsberg; in World War II, known to Allied forces as 'Hill 75.9'), a hill which was formerly in Germany but, together with other territories — subsequently returned — annexed to The Netherlands after World War II.

Significant building

Among significant buildings in Wyler is the Sankt-Johannes-Kirche.

See also

• Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia#Towns and villages in the municipality
• Kleve (district)#Towns and municipalities
• Zyfflich#Location
• Berg en Dal (municipality)#Population centres
• Duivelsberg#Location
• Nijmegen#Proximity of border with Germany
• Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II#Return
• Marinus van der Goes van Naters#German border issues after WW2

References

1. Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia .kranenburg.de
2. Groesbeek groesbeek.nl ^{[dead link‍]}