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Schleiden
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017.[3] Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.
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Schleiden | |
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Location of Schleiden within Euskirchen district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Euskirchen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–23) | Ingo Pfennings[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,977 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 53937 |
Dialling codes | 02445 |
Vehicle registration | EU, SLE |
Website | www.schleiden.de |
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