Würselen

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Würselen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Aachen
Mayor	Werner Breuer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	34.385 km² (13.3 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population	37,392 (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,087 /km² (2,816 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AC
Postal code	52146
Area code	02405
Website	www.wuerselen.de Coordinates: 50°49′00″N 6°08′00″E / 50.816667, 6.133333

Würselen is a town in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

1 Coat of arms
2 History
3 Twin towns
4 External links

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the eagle of the coat of arms of Aachen in the topleft corner. The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the Rhine Province, however the bend also represents the river Wurm which flows through the town. The mining tools in the third quarter remember the mining history of the town, which dates back till the 12th century. The cross in the fourth quarter is the symbol of the prince-bishopric of Cologne, as the town belonged to the archdiocese of Cologne until the creation of the diocese of Aachen.

[edit] History

During the time of the roman empire, roman soldiers were based at Würselen, on an area today known as "Mauerfeldchen" (small mural field).

The town was first mentioned as Wormsalt in 870. 1265-69 duke Wilhelm IV. of Jülich build the caste Wilhelmstein. Since 1616 the town was known as Würselen. In 1972 the neighboring municipalities Bardenberg and Broichweiden were incorporated into the town.