Kreuzau
Kreuzau 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.
Kreuzau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district   | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Walter Ramm (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,532 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 52372 |
| Dialling codes | 02422, 02427, 02421 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.kreuzau.de |
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:
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 Coat of Arms of Düren district | ||
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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