Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhaus | |
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  Heiligenhaus | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′0″N 6°58′0″E / 51.31667°N 6.96667°ECoordinates: 51°19′0″N 6°58′0″E / 51.31667°N 6.96667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Mettmann |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Michael Beck[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,301 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 42579 |
| Dialling codes | 02056, 02054, 02102 |
| Vehicle registration | ME |
| Website | www.heiligenhaus.de |
Heiligenhaus (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlɪɡn̩ˌhaʊs]) is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen.
Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule Bochum) has a branch in Heiligenhaus for the development of locking Systems.
The town is twinned with Basildon and Mansfield of the United Kingdom.
Heiligenhaus also contains the ancestral family farm of the acclaimed American author John Steinbeck.
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Stadt Heiligenhaus 24.09.2017, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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