Kreuzau
Kreuzau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district  | |
  Kreuzau  Kreuzau | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Walter Ramm (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,756 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52372 |
| Dialling codes | 02422, 02427, 02421 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.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):
- Bogheim
- Boich
- Drove
- Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
- Leversbach
- Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
- Stockheim
- Thum
- Üdingen
- Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
- Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)
In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.
Twin towns
Kreuzau is twinned with:
Obervellach, Austria
Plancoët, France
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