Heinsberg

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Heinsberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Heinsberg
Heinsberg (Germany)
Heinsberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Heinsberg
Town subdivisions 14
Mayor Josef Offergeld (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 92.14 km² (35.6 sq mi)
Elevation 76 m  (249 ft)
Population 41,686  (01/02/2007)
 - Density 452 /km² (1,172 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HS
Postal code 52525
Area code 02452
Website www.heinsberg.de

Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 06°05′47″E / 51.06306, 6.09639

Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.

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