Geilenkirchen

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Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen
Coat of arms of Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen is located in Germany
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Geilenkirchen
Coordinates 50°57′55″N 6°07′10″E / 50.96528°N 6.11944°E / 50.96528; 6.11944
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Heinsberg
Town subdivisions 13
Mayor Thomas Fiedler (---)
Basic statistics
Area 83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation 95 m  (312 ft)
Population 28,253 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 340 /km2 (882 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HS (until 1971: GK)
Postal code 52511
Area codes 02451; 02453; 02462
Website www.geilenkirchen.de

Geilenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪlənkɪʁçən]) 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 north-east of Heerlen and 20 km 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 17 E-3A airborne early warning and control aircraft manned by crews from 14 nations.

Towns and municipalities in Heinsberg (district)
Erkelenz | Gangelt | Geilenkirchen | Heinsberg | Hückelhoven | Selfkant | Übach-Palenberg | Waldfeucht | Wassenberg | Wegberg 
Coat of Arms of Heinsberg district

Trade and Economy

Of importance are for example:

  • SpanSet-secutex GmbH [1]

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 


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