Eschweiler

Eschweiler
Eischwiele (Eischwiele Platt)
Indestraße in Eschweiler
Indestraße in Eschweiler
Coat of arms of Eschweiler
Location of Eschweiler within Aachen district
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Eschweiler is located in Germany
Eschweiler
Eschweiler
Eschweiler is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Eschweiler
Eschweiler
Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°17′E / 50.817°N 6.283°E / 50.817; 6.283
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictAachen
Subdivisions22
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Nadine Leonhardt[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
76.559 km2 (29.560 sq mi)
Highest elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Lowest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
56,132
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52249
Dialling codes02403
Vehicle registrationAC, MON
Websitewww.eschweiler.de
Castle of Kambach
Castle of Roethgen
Eschweiler Central Station
The Leather Pietà
Castle of Palant
Castle of Kinzweiler
Old Townhall
Eschweiler's power plant next to the A 4

Eschweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʃvaɪlɐ], Ripuarian: Eischwiele) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch border, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Aachen and 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Cologne.

  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.