Geilenkirchen

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Geilenkirchen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen (Germany)
Geilenkirchen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Heinsberg
Town subdivisions 13
Mayor Andreas Borghorst (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 83 km² (32 sq mi)
Elevation 95 m  (312 ft)
Population 28,723  (01/04/2006)
 - Density 346 /km² (896 /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

Coordinates: 50°57′55″N 6°07′10″E / 50.96528, 6.11944

Geilenkirchen (IPA[ˈgaɪlənkɪʁçən]) 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.

The town gives its name to nearby NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen.