Country Germany Admin. region Köln Elevation 73 m (240 ft) Area 65.46 km² Population 13,468 (31 Dec 2010) Dialling code 02462 | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Düren Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 12:00 PM Postal code 52441 Administrative region Cologne | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 27 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Linnich is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the River Rur (Roer river), approx. 10 km north-west of Jülich.
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Map of Linnich, Germany
Economy
Linnich is the home of SIG Combibloc the specialist for aseptic carton packaging. On the same Industrial site Gascogne Laminates Germany is producing laminates packaging for the pharmaceutical industry
Town twinnings
Since 1974, Linnich is twinned with the French town of Lesquin in the Nord département.
Transportation
Linnich has no direct connections the German Autobahns, but the exits Erkelenz-Süd of the BAB 46, Titz, Jülich-Koslar or Aldenhoven of the BAB 44 can be used.
Linnich is connected to the Rurtalbahn since 2002, and has one station near the SIG-factory and one in the suburb Tetz.
Museums
References
Linnich Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA