Issum

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Issum within Kleve district

(2020–25) Clemens Brüx^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total54.51 km² (21.05 sq mi)Elevation

24 m (79 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)^[2]

• Total12,201 • Density220/km² (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

47661

Dialling codes0 28 35Vehicle registrationKLEWebsitewww.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

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

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ "Diebels Brauerei". Gemeinde Issum (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2021.