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Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Kreuzau | |
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![]() Kreuzau Castle | |
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Düren |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,756 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 52372 |
Dialling codes | 02422, 02427, 02421 |
Vehicle registration | DN |
Website | www.kreuzau.de |
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.
The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):
In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.
Kreuzau is twinned with:
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