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Hellenthal
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Location of Hellenthal within Euskirchen district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Mayor | Manfred Ernst |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 537 m (1762 ft) |
| Population | 8,235 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (155 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EU |
| Postal code | 53940 |
| Area codes | 02482, 02448 |
| Website | www.hellenthal.de |
Hellenthal is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, near the border with Belgium, approx. 30 km south-west of Euskirchen and 40 km south-east of Aachen. The village Reifferscheid, part of the municipality of Hellenthal, is dominated by the ruins of the Burg Reifferscheid, that was the seat of a medieval principality, see Salm (state).
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