Wildenrath

For the railway test track see Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath.
Wildenrath
Stadtteil of Wegberg

The Siemens test centre at Wildenrath

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Wildenrath
Coordinates: 51°07′N 6°11′E / 51.117°N 6.183°E / 51.117; 6.183Coordinates: 51°07′N 6°11′E / 51.117°N 6.183°E / 51.117; 6.183
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Heinsberg
Town Wegberg
Population
 • Total 0
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 41844
Dialling codes 02434
Website 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 the 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.[1]

The "Haus Wildenrath" heritage farm

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).[2]

Climate data for Wildenrath
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4
(39)		 6
(42)		 10
(50)		 14
(58)		 19
(66)		 22
(71)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)		 19
(67)		 15
(59)		 9
(48)		 6
(42)		 14.2
(57.4)
Average low °C (°F) 0
(32)		 1
(34)		 3
(37)		 5
(41)		 9
(48)		 12
(54)		 13
(56)		 14
(57)		 12
(53)		 8
(46)		 4
(40)		 2
(36)		 6.9
(44.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64
(2.5)		 56
(2.2)		 38
(1.5)		 46
(1.8)		 69
(2.7)		 69
(2.7)		 89
(3.5)		 86
(3.4)		 61
(2.4)		 46
(1.8)		 79
(3.1)		 66
(2.6)		 769
(30.2)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Test- and Validationcenter Wegberg-Wildenrath". Siemens Mobility. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Climate Summary for Wildenrath
  3. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.

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