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 | |
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Location of Aldenhoven within Düren district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 06°16′59″E / 50.89583°N 6.28306°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
edit- 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
editAldenhoven is twinned with the French town of Albert.
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "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.