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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Köln

Elevation
  
95 m (312 ft)

Area
  
83 km²

Population
  
28,253 (31 Dec 2010)

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Heinsberg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Saturday 1:29 PM

Postal code
  
52511


Weather
  
13°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 46% Humidity

Geilenkirchen ( [ˈɡaɪlənkɪʁçən]) is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km north-east of Heerlen and 20 km north of Aachen.

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Map of Geilenkirchen, Germany

It was the site of Operation Clipper in November 1944.

The town gives its name to nearby NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. The base is home to 17 E-3A airborne early warning and control aircraft manned by crews from 14 nations.

Born in Geilenkirchen

  • Ludolf Camphausen (1803-1890), banker, Prussian minister president in the revolutionary year 1848
  • Otto von Camphausen (1812-1896), Prussian Finance Minister
  • Christoph Dohmen (born 1957), professor of the Old Testament at the University of Regensburg
  • Hans Meyer (1900-1962), German physician and ministerial official
  • Max Wilms (1867-1918), German physician and surgeon

    • References

    Geilenkirchen Wikipedia
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