Inden, North Rhine-Westphalia

Inden is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Inde, approx. 10 km north-west of Düren. In the area around Inden lignite is extracted in open-pit mines. One mine is being rehabilitated with lake, park, solar power and energy storage.^[3] Several hundreds of inhabitants have been resettled in the 1990s and 2000s because of these activities.^{[citation needed]}

Inden
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Inden within Düren district
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Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 06°21′28″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Stefan Pfennings[1]
Area
• Total	35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,627
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52459
Dialling codes	02465
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	www.gemeinde-inden.de

Town division

Districts:

• Frenz
• Inden/Altdorf
• Lamersdorf
• Lucherberg
• Schophoven
• Viehöven

Entrance to Burg Müllenark, Schophoven

Former, dredged districts:

• Altdorf
• Geuenich
• Inden (old-Inden)
• Pier
• Pommenich
• Vilvenich

Inden surface mine