Simmerath
Simmerath is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium.
Simmerath | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Simmerath within Aachen district  | |
  Simmerath  Simmerath | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′25″N 6°18′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Aachen |
| Subdivisions | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl-Heinz Hermanns (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.430 km2 (43.023 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,377 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 52152 |
| Dialling codes | 02473 |
| Vehicle registration | AC, MON |
| Website | www.simmerath.de |
The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:
- Dedenborn
- Eicherscheid
- Einruhr
- Erkensruhr
- Hammer
- Hirschrott
- Huppenbroich
- Kesternich
- Lammersdorf
- Paustenbach
- Rollesbroich
- Rurberg
- Simmerath
- Steckenborn
- Strauch
- Witzerath
- Woffelsbach
Gallery
Simmerath: the parish church
Lammersdorf, catholic church in the street
near Lammersdorf, panorama with transmission tower and modern windmills
near Lammersdorf, panorama
Einruhr, church of St. Nicholas in the village
Einruhr, church of St Nicholas
near Einruhr, river Rur
between Einruhr and Kesternich, the Eiserbachtal(de)
Hammer, quarry-stone church
between Kesternich and Einruhr, panorama
Paustenbach, view of a street
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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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