Hückelhoven

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Hückelhoven
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Hückelhoven
Coat of arms
Location of Hückelhoven within Heinsberg district
Hückelhoven is located in Germany
Hückelhoven
Hückelhoven
Coordinates: 51°03′39″N 6°13′11″E / 51.06083°N 6.21972°E / 51.06083; 6.21972Coordinates: 51°03′39″N 6°13′11″E / 51.06083°N 6.21972°E / 51.06083; 6.21972
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bernd Jansen[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total40,425
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41836
Dialling codes02433
Vehicle registrationHS
Websitewww.hueckelhoven.de

Hückelhoven (German: [ˈhʏkl̩ˌhoːfn̩] (About this soundlisten); Limburgish: Hukkelhaove) is a town in the district of Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Rur, approx. 10 km east of Heinsberg, 20 km south-west of Mönchengladbach and approx. 15 km from the border with the Netherlands.

Town parts[]

  • Altmyhl
  • Baal
  • Brachelen
  • Doveren
  • Hilfarth
  • Hückelhoven
  • Kleingladbach
  • Millich
  • Ratheim
  • Rurich
  • Schaufenberg

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hückelhoven is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Partnerstädte". hueckelhoven.de (in German). Hückelhoven. Retrieved 2021-02-15.


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