Aldenhoven

Aldenhoven (German pronunciation: [ˈaldn̩hoːfn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km south-west of Jülich, 5 km north of Eschweiler and 20 km north-east of Aachen.

Aldenhoven
Municipality
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Aldenhoven within Düren district
Aldenhoven Show map of Germany Aldenhoven Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 06°16′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Ralf Claßen[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,231
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52457
Dialling codes	02464
Vehicle registration	DN / JÜL
Website	www.aldenhoven.de

Gallery

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  Aldenhoven, church
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  Aldenhoven, chapel

Notable people

• Heinrich von der Mark (1784-1865), Bavarian lieutenant-general and minister of war
• Edmund Emundts (1790-1871) Lord Mayor of Aachen
• Jürgen Fliege (born 1947), television pastor, in the 1980s evangelical pastor in Aldenhoven
• Reinhold Yabo (born 1992), German footballer

Twin Town

Aldenhoven is twinned with the French town of Albert.

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
2. "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.