Roetgen

Roetgen
Roetgen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Aachen
Municipal subdivisions 3
Mayor Manfred Eis (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 39.033 km2 (15.071 sq mi)
Elevation 386 m  (1266 ft)
Population 8,250 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 211 /km2 (547 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AC
Postal code 52159
Area code 02471
Website www.roetgen.de

Roetgen is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Roetgen is located approximately 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium. It is attractive for commuters due to its close proximity to Aachen.

History

In World War II Roetgen was the first German town to fall under American control. They marched in on September 12. 1944 at 14.30 PM.

The city was the location of the court martial of Private Eddie Slovik in November 1944.

Division of the municipality

Roetgen consists of three districts:

Mulartshütte is the oldest settlement of the three.

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Aachen