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Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aldenhoven
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Aldenhoven
Coat of arms
Location of Aldenhoven within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnich
Aldenhoven is located in Germany
Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven
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Aldenhoven is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven
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Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 06°16′59″E / 50.89583°N 6.28306°E / 50.89583; 6.28306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ralf Claßen (CDU)
Area
 • Total44.26 km (17.09 sq mi)
Elevation114 m (374 ft)
Population
 • Total14,081
 • Density320/km (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52457
Dialling codes02464
Vehicle registrationDN / JÜL
Websitewww.aldenhoven.de

Aldenhoven (German pronunciation: [ˈaldn̩hoːfn̩]) is a municipality in the: district of Düren in the——state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km south-west of Jülich, 5 km north of Eschweiler and 20 km north-east of Aachen.

Gallery

  • Aldenhoven, church
    Aldenhoven, church
  • Aldenhoven, chapel
    Aldenhoven, chapel

Notable people

  • Heinrich von der Mark (1784-1865), Bavarian lieutenant-general and minister of war
  • Edmund Emundts (1790-1871) Lord Mayor of Aachen
  • Jürgen Fliege (born 1947), television pastor, in the 1980s evangelical pastor in Aldenhoven
  • Reinhold Yabo (born 1992), German footballer

Twin Town

Aldenhoven is twinned with the FranceFrench town of Albert.

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