Heimbach

Heimbach
Flag of Heimbach
Coat of arms of Heimbach
Location of Heimbach within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnich
Heimbach is located in Germany
Heimbach
Heimbach
Heimbach is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Heimbach
Heimbach
Coordinates: 50°38′N 06°29′E / 50.633°N 6.483°E / 50.633; 6.483
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Jochen Weiler[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total64.8 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
Elevation
227 m (745 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,349
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52396
Dialling codes02446, 02425
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.heimbach-eifel.de

Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The districts of the city are Blens (290 residents), Düttling (80 residents), Hasenfeld (1200 residents), Hausen (290 residents), Hergarten (600 residents) and Vlatten (1000 residents), which prior to 1972 were villages with their own administration. Between Hausen and Hergarten lies the hamlet of Walbig, and between Hasenfeld and Schmidt (City of Nideggen) is the hamlet of Buschfelder Hof, which formerly belonged to Blens.

  1. ^ Kommunalwahlen 2020 Endgültiges Ergebnis für: Heimbach, Stadt, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 4 October 2022.
  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.