Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen
Town
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Geilenkirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Geilenkirchen within Heinsberg district
Heinsberg (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaViersen (district)Aachen (district)Düren (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Kreis NeussMönchengladbachNetherlandsWegbergHeinsbergÜbach-PalenbergGangeltSelfkantHückelhovenErkelenzGeilenkirchenWassenbergWaldfeucht
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Location of Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen is located in Germany
Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen
Coordinates: 50°57′55″N 6°07′10″E / 50.96528°N 6.11944°E / 50.96528; 6.11944
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30) Armin Leon (CDU)
Area
 • Total
83.16 km2 (32.11 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
28,399
 • Density341.5/km2 (884.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52511
Dialling codes02451; 02453; 02462
Vehicle registrationHS, ERK, GK
Websitewww.geilenkirchen.de

Geilenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪlənkɪʁçn̩] ⓘ, Limburgish: Jellekerke [ˈjæləˌkæʀ˦(ə)kə]) is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Heerlen and 20 km (12.4 mi) north of Aachen.

It was the site of Operation Clipper in November 1944.

The town gives its name to nearby NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. The base is home to seventeen E-3A airborne early warning and control aircraft flown by aircrew from over fourteen nations.

On 24 July 2019 the highest temperature ever recorded in Germany was measured in Geilenkirchen at 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) during a heat wave that affected much of Europe.[2] The record was broken the following day when temperature in Lingen reached 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).[3]

Born in Geilenkirchen

  • Marlon Bröhr (born 1974), CDU politician
  • Ludolf Camphausen (1803–1890), banker, Prussian minister president in the revolutionary year 1848
  • Otto von Camphausen (1812–1896), Prussian Finance Minister
  • Christoph Dohmen (born 1957), professor of the Old Testament at the University of Regensburg
  • Hans Meyer (1900–1962), German physician and ministerial official
  • Max Wilms (1867–1918), German physician and surgeon

References

  1. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ Waidner, Jannik. "In Geilenkirchen in NRW: 40,5 Grad – Neuer Hitzerekord in Deutschland". Faz.net – via www.faz.net.
  3. ^ "Neuer Hitzerekord: 42,6 °C in Lingen (Emsland)!". www.nwzonline.de.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geilenkirchen,_Germany