Selfkant

Selfkant
Flag of Selfkant
Coat of arms of Selfkant
Location of Selfkant within Heinsberg district
Heinsberg (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaViersen (district)Aachen (district)Düren (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Kreis NeussMönchengladbachNetherlandsWegbergHeinsbergÜbach-PalenbergGangeltSelfkantHückelhovenErkelenzGeilenkirchenWassenbergWaldfeucht
Selfkant is located in Germany
Selfkant
Selfkant
Selfkant is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Selfkant
Selfkant
Coordinates: 51°1′N 5°55′E / 51.017°N 5.917°E / 51.017; 5.917
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
Subdivisions16
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Norbert Reyans[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,626
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52538
Dialling codes02456, 02455 (Saeffelen)
Vehicle registrationHS
Websitewww.selfkant.de

Selfkant (German: [ˈzɛlfkant] ; Dutch: Selfkant or Zelfkant [ˈzɛl(ə)fkɑnt]; Limburgish: Zelfkantj [ˈzæl˦əfˌkɑntʃ˦]) is a municipality in the Heinsberg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the most westerly municipality in Germany.

  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.