Simmerath

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Simmerath within Aachen district

(2020–25) Bernd Goffart^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total111.430 km² (43.023 sq mi)Highest elevation

560 m (1,840 ft)Lowest elevation

280 m (920 ft)Population

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total15,955 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

52152

Dialling codes02473Vehicle registrationAC, MONWebsitewww.simmerath.de

Simmerath is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium.

The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:

Dedenborn
Eicherscheid
Einruhr
Erkensruhr
Hammer
Hirschrott
Huppenbroich
Kesternich
Lammersdorf
Paustenbach
Rollesbroich
Rurberg
Witzerath
Woffelsbach

Gallery

Lammersdorf, catholic church in the street
Einruhr, church of St. Nicholas in the village
near Einruhr, river Rur
Paustenbach, view of a street

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.