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 | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aldenhoven within Düren district  | |
  Aldenhoven  Aldenhoven | |
| 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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,787 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52457 |
| Dialling codes | 02464 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.aldenhoven.de |
Gallery
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Aldenhoven, church
Aldenhoven, tower near the church
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
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
Towns and municipalities in Düren (district) | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Düren district | ||
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