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Kreuzau

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Köln

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Saturday 8:13 AM

Postal code
  
52372

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Düren

Area
  
41.77 km²

Population
  
17,717 (31 Dec 2010)

Kreuzau

Elevation
  
142 - 360 m (−1,039 ft)

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 91% Humidity

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.

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Map of 52372 Kreuzau, Germany

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
  • References

    Kreuzau Wikipedia