Aldenhoven

Aldenhoven
Municipality
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Aldenhoven
Coat of arms
Location of Aldenhoven within Düren district
Düren (district) North Rhine-Westphalia Rhein-Erft-Kreis Euskirchen (district) Rhein-Kreis Neuss Heinsberg (district) Aachen Aachen (district) Belgium Heimbach Kreuzau Nideggen Vettweiß Düren Jülich Langerwehe Titz Merzenich Aldenhoven Hürtgenwald Nörvenich Inden Niederzier Linnich
Aldenhoven is located in Germany
Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven
Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 06°16′59″E
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Düren
Subdivisions 7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ralf Claßen (CDU)
Area
 • Total 44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Elevation
 114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 13,893
 • Density 310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52457
Dialling codes 02464
Vehicle registration DN / JÜL
Website www.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 French town of Albert.