Tönisvorst

Tönisvorst

Tönisvorst

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km west of Krefeld.

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On 25 July 2019, weather stations in Duisburg-Baerl and Tönisvorst both recorded temperatures of 41.2 °C (106.2 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Germany.[3]

Historical monuments

  • Das alte Rathaus, St. Tönis
  • Der Mertenshof, St. Tönis
  • Schluff (steam locomotive), St. Tönis
  • Haus Raedt, Vorst
  • Haus Brempt, Vorst
  • Haus Neersdonk, Vorst
  • Haus Donk, Vorst
  • Der Gelleshof
Sankt Tönis, tower: der Wasserturm
Vorst, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Godehard

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Tönisvorst is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "DWD-Stationen Duisburg-Baerl und Tönisvorst jetzt Spitzenreiter mit 41,2 Grad Celsius". www.dwd.de (in German). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Partnerschaften". toenisvorst.de (in German). Tönisvorst. Retrieved 2021-03-16.


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