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Heiden
Municipality
Flag of Heiden
Flag
Coat of arms of Heiden
Coat of arms
Location of Heiden within Borken district
Borken (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaKleve (district)Wesel (district)Coesfeld (district)Coesfeld (district)Lower SaxonySteinfurt (district)NetherlandsRaesfeldHeidenRhedeBocholtBorkenRekenVelenStadtlohnHeekAhausGescherLegdenSchöppingenGronauVredenSüdlohnIsselburg
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorHans-Jürgen Benson
Area
 • Total53.39 km2 (20.61 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total8,603
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
46359
Dialling codes02867
Vehicle registrationBOR
Websitewww.heiden.de

Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken.

Geography

In the north Heiden borders the city of Borken and the city of Velen, in the east borders the municipality of Reken. The southern border of Heiden to Dorsten is also the border to the district of Recklinghausen. Among the urban settlement of Heiden, in the area of Heiden, there are also the dispersed settlements of Leblich in the south and Nordick in the north. Heiden is surrounded by many woods. In one of them you can find the devil stones (in German Teufelssteine or in Low German Düwelsteene) as a stone age grave from 3500–2800 B.C.

History

Heiden was founded as the farm Heghinc. In the year 870, Heiden was first mentioned in a donation to a monastery. Since 1975, Heiden is a municipality. The catholic Reverend, since 2003, is Peter Schneiders.

Politics

The parties and associations in the municipal council were voted every five years.

Christian Democratic Union of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany UWG, an independent local voters assosiation
2014 14 Seats 8 Seats 4 Seats

Since 2015 Hans-Jürgen Benson (SPD) is mayor of Heiden. Before 2015, the independent candidate Heiner Buß was mayor for 15 years.

Twin Towns

  • Heiden, modern church on the central square
    Heiden, modern church on the central square
  • The modern municipal building, also on the central square
    The modern municipal building, also on the central square
  • The lake Kranenmeer near Heiden
    The lake Kranenmeer near Heiden

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.


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