Würselen

Würselen
Würselen
Town
	San Sebastian Church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Würselen within Aachen district
	Würselen Würselen
	Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°08′E / 50.817°N 6.133°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Aachen
Government
• Mayor	Arno Nelles (SPD)
Area
• Total	34.385 km2 (13.276 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	38,750
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52146
Dialling codes	02405
Vehicle registration	AC
Website	www.wuerselen.de

Würselen is a town in the borough of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Würselen lies north of the city of Aachen in the immediate vicinity of the tripoint of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Its neighbouring settlements are, in clockwise order, the towns of Herzogenrath, Alsdorf and Eschweiler and the city of Aachen. Würselen is part of Aachen's Nordkreis quarter and is the only part of the city borough without external boundaries.

Subdivisions

As part of the administrative reform in North Rhine-Westphalia and the related 1971 Aachen Act, the territory of the borough of Würselen was expanded in 1972 to incorporate the hitherto independent municipalities of Bardenberg and Broichweiden. Since then Würselen has consisted of the following quarters:

These are subdivided in turn into the following parishes:

Würselen:

Bissen
Dobach
Elchenrath
Grevenberg
Markt-Preck
Morsbach
Oppen-Haal
Scherberg
Schweilbach
Teut-Siedlung

Broichweiden:

Broich
Euchen
Linden-Neusen
St. Jobs
Vorweiden
Weiden
Wersch

Bardenberg:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the eagle of the coat of arms of Aachen in the topleft corner. The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the Rhine Province, however the bend also represents the river Wurm which flows through the town. The mining tools in the third quarter remember the mining history of the town, which dates back till the 12th century. The cross in the fourth quarter is the symbol of the prince-bishopric of Cologne, as the town belonged to the archdiocese of Cologne until the creation of the diocese of Aachen.

History

During the time of the Roman Empire, Roman soldiers were based at Würselen, on an area today known as "Mauerfeldchen" (small mural field).

The first mention of the town was as Wormsalt in 870. Between 1265-69, Duke Wilhelm IV of Jülich built the castle of Wilhelmstein. Since 1616 the town has been known as Würselen. In 1972, the neighbouring municipalities of Bardenberg and Broichweiden were incorporated into the town.

International relations

Würselen is twinned with:^[2]

Hildburghausen, Germany
Morlaix, France
Réo, Burkina Faso
Campagnatico, Italy
Ruichang, China

Sons and daughters of the city

Jakob Dautzenberg (1897-1979), politician (KPD), resistance fighters against national socialism, Reichstag deputy
Adolf Wamper (1901-1977), a German sculptor, created the Black Madonna in the War Crimes Camp 'Golden Mile'
Joseph "Jupp" Derwall (1927-2007), football national player and trainer of the German national team (European champion 1980)
Hans-Josef "Jupp" Kapellmann (born 1949), national football player (world champion 1974), player for among others at Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Köln and FC Bayern München
Martin Schulz (* 1955), Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, former President of the European Parliament, was Mayor of Würselen
Nadine Capellmann (born 1965), dressage rider
"Der Graf" ("The Count") (born 1970s), frontman & songwriter of the band Unheilig
Torsten Frings (born 1976), football player, among others, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München
Norman Langen (born 1985), percussionist
Yannick Gerhardt (born 1994), football player