Jump to content

Heiligenhaus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 19:45, 17 May 2015 (embed authority control with wikidata information). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Heiligenhaus
Town
Coat of arms of Heiligenhaus
Coat of arms
Location of Heiligenhaus within Mettmann district
Mettmann (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisRemscheidWuppertalSolingenRheinisch-Bergischer KreisLeverkusenCologneRhein-Kreis NeussDüsseldorfDuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenMonheim am RheinLangenfeldHildenHaanErkrathMettmannWülfrathVelbertHeiligenhausRatingen
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictMettmann
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorJan Heinisch (CDU)
Area
 • Total27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total26,590
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
42579
Dialling codes02056, 02054, 02102
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.heiligenhaus.de

Heiligenhaus (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡənhaʊ̯s]) 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.

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

  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.


Stub icon

This Mettmann district location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heiligenhaus&oldid=662813093"