Kreuzau

Kreuzau
Coat of arms
Kreuzau
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
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
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)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	17,441
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

Towns and municipalities in Düren (district)
Aldenhoven Düren Heimbach Hürtgenwald Inden Jülich Kreuzau Langerwehe Linnich Merzenich Nideggen Niederzier Nörvenich Titz Vettweiß

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