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Vreden, Borken, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany i
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Vreden Town
Borken District
Münster Administrative District
North Rhine-Westphalia State
Germany Country

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Vreden	Town
Borken	District
Münster	Administrative District
North Rhine-Westphalia	State
Germany	Country

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Town

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Vreden	22,412 (2015)

Mindat Locality ID:

334541

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:334541:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Vreden, arrondissement de Borken, Münster, Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, Allemagne

German:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Italian:

Vreden, circondario di Borken, Distretto governativo di Münster, Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia, Germania

Russian:

Фреден, Боркен, Мюнстер, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия

Spanish:

Vreden, Distrito de Borken, Münster, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania

Afrikaans:

Vreden, Noordryn-Wesfale, Duitsland

Arabic:

فريدن, مونستر, شمال الراين-وستفاليا, ألمانيا

Aragonese:

Vreden, Rechión de Münster, Renania d'o Norte-Westfalia, Alemanya

Asturian:

Vreden, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemaña

Basque:

Vreden, Münster, Ipar Renania-Westfalia, Alemania

Bavarian:

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deitschland

Breton:

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alamagn

Catalan:

Vreden, districte de Borken, regió de Münster, Rin del Nord-Westfàlia, Alemanya

Cebuano:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanya

Corsican:

Vreden, Nordu Renu-Westfalia, Germania

Croatian:

Vreden, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka

Czech:

Vreden, Zemský okres Borken, Vládní obvod Münster, Severní Porýní-Vestfálsko, Německo

Danish:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland

Dutch:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland

Dutch Low Saxon:

Vrene, Noordrhain-Westfele, Duutslaand

Esperanto:

Vreden, Distrikto Borken, Distriktaro Monastero, Nordrejn-Vestfalio, Germanio

Estonian:

Vreden, Borkeni kreis, Münsteri ringkond, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saksamaa

Finnish:

Vreden, Münsterin hallintopiiri, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saksa

Franco-Provençal:

Vreden, Alemagne

Friulian:

Vreden, Gjermanie

Galician:

Vreden, Renania do Norte-Westfalia, Alemaña

Hungarian:

Vreden, Borken kerület, Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália, Németország

Icelandic:

Vreden, Norðurrín-Vestfalía, Þýskaland

Ido:

Vreden, Nordrheno-Vestfalia, Germania

Indonesian:

Vreden, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Jerman

Interlingua:

Vreden, Region administrative-governamental de Münster, Rhenania del Nord–Westfalia, Germania

Interlingue:

Vreden, Nordrhen-Westfalia, Germania

Irish Gaelic:

Vreden, Tuaisceart na Réine agus an Viostfáil, An Ghearmáin

Japanese:

ブレーデン, ボルケン郡, ミュンスター行政管区, ノルトライン＝ヴェストファーレン州, ドイツ

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Фреден, Боркен, Солтүстік Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия

Kongo:

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanyi

Kyrgyz:

Фреден, Германия

Latin:

Vredena, Provincia Monasterium, Rhenania Septentrionalis-Vestfalia, Germania

Ligurian:

Vreden, Renania do Nòrd-Vestfallia, Germania

Limburgian:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Noordrien-Wesfale, Duitsland

Low Saxon/Low German:

Vrene, Landraodsamt Buorken, Regerungsbezirk Münster, Noordrhien-Westfalen, Düütschland

Luxembourgish:

Vreden, Regierungsbezierk Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Däitschland

Malagasy:

Vreden, Alemaina

Malay:

Vreden, Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Jerman

Minangkabau:

Vreden, Jerman

Narom:

Vreden, Allemangne

Neapolitan:

Vreden, Nord Reno-Westfalia, Germania

Norwegian:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland

Occitan:

Vreden, Münster , Ren del Nòrd-Vestfàlia, Alemanha

Picard:

Vreden, Nord-Rhénanie-Westfalie, Alemanne

Piedmontese:

Vreden, Nòrd Ren-Westfalia, Almagna

Polish:

Vreden, Powiat Borken, Rejencja Münster, Nadrenia Północna-Westfalia, Niemcy

Portuguese:

Vreden, Borken, Münster, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália, Alemanha

Romanian:

Vreden, Borken, Münster , Renania de Nord-Westfalia, Germania

Romansh:

Vreden, Rain dal Nord-Vestfalia, Germania

Sardinian:

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germania

Scots:

Vreden, North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany

Scottish Gaelic:

Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, A' Ghearmailt

Serbian:

Фреден, Минстер, Северна Рајна-Вестфалија, Њемачка

Serbo-Croatian:

Vreden, Münster, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka

Sicilian:

Vreden, Girmania

Slovak:

Vreden, Severné Porýnie-Vestfálsko, Nemecko

Slovenian:

Vreden, Severno Porenje-Vestfalija, Nemčija

Swahili:

Vreden, Rhine Kaskazini-Westfalia, Ujerumani

Swedish:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland

Turkish:

Vreden, Kreis Borken, Regierungsbezirk Münster, Kuzey Ren-Vestfalya, Almanya

Ukrainian:

Фреден, Боркен, Мюнстер, Північний Рейн-Вестфалія, Німеччина

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Vreden, Borken, Shimoliy Reyn-Vestfaliya, Germaniya

Venetian:

Vreden, Renania Setentrional-Vestfalia, Germania

Vietnamese:

Vreden, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Đức

Volapük:

Vreden, Nolüdarinän-Vesfalän, Deutän

Walloon:

Vreden, Almagne

Waray:

Vreden, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanya

Welsh:

Vreden, Ardal Llywodraethol Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Yr Almaen

West Flemish:

Vreden, Noordreyn-Westfalen, Duutsland

Wolof:

Vreden, Almaañ

Zulu:

Vreden, IJalimani

Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near the Dutch border. The town is located near the river Berkel. The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839. In 1252 Vreden obtained city rights.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Gypsum

ⓘ Pyrite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Clay

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Pape, Hans Georg (1974) Der Gesteinssammler. Eine Anleitung zum Sammeln und Erkennen von Gesteinen und zum Aufbau einer Sammlung [The Rock Collector. A guide to collecting and identifying rocks and building a collection]. Franck'sche Verlagshandlung, W. Keller & Co. p.1-100.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

23.0 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Odontoceti suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Odontoceti	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Parietobalaena affinis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Parietobalaena : *Parietobalaena affinis*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphidae : Eurhinodelphis : *Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Xiphiacetus cristatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae : Xiphiacetus : *Xiphiacetus cristatus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Gryphoca similis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Gryphoca : *Gryphoca similis*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Fossil Localities

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia
- Münster
  - Miocene🐚 Meddeho

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vreden
Wikidata ID:	Q200528
GeoNames ID:	2815824

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