Schleiden

Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E / 50.53306; 6.46667
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Schleiden
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Schleiden
Coat of arms of Schleiden
Location of Schleiden within Euskirchen district
Schleiden is located in Germany
Schleiden
Schleiden
Schleiden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Schleiden
Schleiden
Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E / 50.53306; 6.46667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictEuskirchen
Government
 • MayorIngo Pfennings (CDU)
Area
 • Total122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi)
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total12,956
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53937
Dialling codes02445
Vehicle registrationEU, SLE
Websitewww.schleiden.de

Schleiden is a town in Euskirchen, a district (Kreis) in North Rhine-Westphalia.

History[change | change source]

Historical affiliations

County of Luxembourg 1271–1353
Duchy of Luxembourg 1353–1795
French Republic 1795–1804
French Empire 1804–1815
Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
 West Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.