Nideggen

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Nideggen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Düren
Town subdivisions	9
Mayor	Wilhelm Hönscheid (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	66 km² (25.5 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m  (997 ft)
Population	10,684  (31/12/2004)
- Density	162 /km² (419 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DN
Postal code	52385
Area codes	02425, 02427, 02474
Website	www.nideggen.de Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 06°29′00″E / 50.7, 6.483333

Nideggen is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south of Düren. Nideggen is known for its ruined, but partly restored castle (Burg Nideggen) and the sandstone rocks along the Rur. It is twinned with Thatcham in Berkshire, England. The first mentioning in history was in 1184.

The town was created in 1972 by amalgamation of 8 until then independent communities: Abenden (853 inhabitants), Berg-Thuir (721), Brück (308), Embken (814), Muldenau (197), Nideggen (3.271), Rath (902), Schmidt (3.093), Wollersheim (707) and is is situated between 250 and 450 metres over sea level.

[edit] Geographical Position

Nideggen lies on the river Rur and at the banks of the Rurtalsperre, the second largest dam of Germany. The region is famous for it's recipitous Early Triassic rocks of Buntsandstein in the valley of Rur and is situated between 250 and 450 metres over sea level.

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