Kreuzau

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Kreuzau
Coat of arms of Kreuzau
Coat of arms
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Kreuzau is located in Germany
Kreuzau
Kreuzau
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total17,422
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52372
Dialling codes02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.kreuzau.de

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.

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):

  • Drove
  • Kreuzau (incl. ) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
  • (incl. )
  • (incl. )
  • (incl. and )

In addition there was the now extinct village of .

Twin towns[]

Kreuzau is twinned with:

References[]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.


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