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.

Kreuzau
Kreuzau Castle
Kreuzau Castle
Flag of Kreuzau
Coat of arms of Kreuzau
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnich
Kreuzau is located in Germany
Kreuzau
Kreuzau
Kreuzau is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreuzau
Kreuzau
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total17,756
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52372
Dialling codes02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.kreuzau.de

Geography

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Neighbouring communities

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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

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The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Twin towns

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Kreuzau is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.