Kreuzau

Kreuzau
Kreuzau Castle
Kreuzau Castle
Flag of Kreuzau
Coat of arms of Kreuzau
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Düren (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Erft-KreisEuskirchen (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussHeinsberg (district)AachenAachen (district)BelgiumHeimbachKreuzauNideggenVettweißDürenJülichLangerweheTitzMerzenichAldenhovenHürtgenwaldNörvenichIndenNiederzierLinnich
Location of Kreuzau
Kreuzau  is located in Germany
Kreuzau
Kreuzau
Location within Germany
Kreuzau  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreuzau
Kreuzau
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E / 50.75000°N 6.48306°E / 50.75000; 6.48306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30) Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
41.73 km2 (16.11 sq mi)
Highest elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
18,204
 • Density436.2/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52372
Dialling codes02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.kreuzau.de

Kreuzau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏtsaʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

  • Bogheim
  • Boich
  • Drove
  • Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
  • Leversbach
  • Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
  • Stockheim
  • Thum
  • Üdingen
  • Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
  • Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Twin towns

Kreuzau is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ https://wahlen.kdvz.nrw/production/kw2025/05358028/praesentation/index.html
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.