Kreuzau
Kreuzau | |
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Kreuzau Castle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Kreuzau
within Düren district | |
Location of Kreuzau | |
Kreuzau Kreuzau | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.73 km2 (16.11 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,756 |
| • Density | 425.5/km2 (1,102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52372 |
| Dialling codes | 02422, 02427, 02421 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.kreuzau.de |
Kreuzau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏtsaʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.
Geography
Neighbouring communities
Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.
Municipal subdivisions
The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):
- Bogheim
- Boich
- Drove
- Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
- Leversbach
- Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
- Stockheim
- Thum
- Üdingen
- Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
- Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)
In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.
Twin towns
Kreuzau is twinned with:
- Obervellach, Austria
- Plancoët, France
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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