Hückelhoven
Hückelhoven | |
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Town hall | |
Coat of arms | |
show Location of Hückelhoven within Heinsberg district | |
Hückelhoven | |
Coordinates: 51°03′39″N 6°13′11″E / 51.06083°N 6.21972°ECoordinates: 51°03′39″N 6°13′11″E / 51.06083°N 6.21972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Heinsberg |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Jansen[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 40,425 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 41836 |
Dialling codes | 02433 |
Vehicle registration | HS |
Website | www.hueckelhoven.de |
Hückelhoven (German: [ˈhʏkl̩ˌhoːfn̩] (listen); 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[]
Hückelhoven is twinned with:[3]
- Breteuil, France
- Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". hueckelhoven.de (in German). Hückelhoven. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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