Issum

Issum
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Issum within Kleve district
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Coordinates: 51°32′20″N 06°25′25″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Clemens Brüx[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	54.51 km^2 (21.05 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	12,288
• Density	230/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	47661
Dialling codes	0 28 35
Vehicle registration	KLE
Website	www.issum.de

Issum is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Geldern.

Economy

Diebels brewery

Issum is home to the Diebels brewery, the largest altbier brewery in the world.^[3]

Notable natives

• Isabell Werth (born 1969), German equestrian
• Peter Wollny (born 1961), German musicologist

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
3. "Diebels Brauerei". Gemeinde Issum (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2021.

External links

• Media related to Issum at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site (in German)