Heinsberg

Heinsberg
Coat of arms of Heinsberg
Location of Heinsberg within Heinsberg district
Heinsberg (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaViersen (district)Aachen (district)Düren (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Kreis NeussMönchengladbachNetherlandsWegbergHeinsbergÜbach-PalenbergGangeltSelfkantHückelhovenErkelenzGeilenkirchenWassenbergWaldfeucht
Heinsberg is located in Germany
Heinsberg
Heinsberg
Heinsberg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Heinsberg
Heinsberg
Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 06°05′47″E / 51.06306°N 6.09639°E / 51.06306; 6.09639
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Kai Louis[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total92.14 km2 (35.58 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total43,620
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52525
Dialling codes02452
Vehicle registrationHS
Websitewww.heinsberg.de

Heinsberg (German: [ˈhaɪnsbɛʁk] ; Limburgish: Hinsberg [ˈɦɪnzˌbæʀ˦(ə)x])[tone?] is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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.