Herzogenrath

Herzogenrath
Herzeroa
Flag of Herzogenrath
Coat of arms of Herzogenrath
Location of Herzogenrath within Aachen district
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Herzogenrath is located in Germany
Herzogenrath
Herzogenrath
Herzogenrath is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Herzogenrath
Herzogenrath
Coordinates: 50°52′N 6°06′E / 50.867°N 6.100°E / 50.867; 6.100
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictAachen
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Benjamin Fadavian[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total33.401 km2 (12.896 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total47,071
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52134
Dialling codes02406 and 02407
Vehicle registrationAC
Websitewww.herzogenrath.de

Herzogenrath[a] (Ripuarian: Herzeroa;[b] Limburgish: Hertseraoj;[c] Dutch: 's-Hertogenrade)[d] is a municipality in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It borders the Dutch town of Kerkrade, the national border in one section running along the middle of a main road[3] and even directly through the centre of the cross-border Eurode office complex.[4]

  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.
  3. ^ "Kerkrade (NL) - Herzogenrath/Kohlscheid (DE)". grenzen.150m.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Neue Anlaufstelle für Grenzpendler in der Euregio" Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Aachener Zeitung, September 6, 2016.


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