Kreuzau

Kreuzau is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.

Kreuzau
Municipality
Kreuzau Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
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Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Ingo Eßer[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	41.77 km2 (16.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	18,187
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52372
Dialling codes	02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	www.kreuzau.de

Geography

Neighbouring communities

Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

• Bogheim
• Boich
• Drove
• Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
• Leversbach
• Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
• Stockheim
• Thum
• Üdingen
• Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
• Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Twin towns

Kreuzau is twinned with:

• Obervellach, Austria
• Plancoët, France