Schleiden

Schleiden
Coat of arms
Schleiden
Location of Schleiden within Euskirchen district
Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E / 50.53306; 6.46667Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E / 50.53306; 6.46667
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Euskirchen
Government
• Mayor	Udo Meister (FDP)
Area
• Total	122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,918
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53937
Dialling codes	02445
Vehicle registration	EU, SLE
Website	www.schleiden.de

Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 13,957 inhabitants (2004). Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier.

Education

There are the following schools in the city:

• Municipal High School
• Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of Aachen)
• Municipal Secondary School
• Primary school
• Elementary school
• Elementary school Gemund
• Elementary school Dreiborn
• Astrid Lindgren School, Schleiden

Public figures

• Johannes Sturm (Sturmius) (1507-1589), educator and scholar of the Renaissance, a professor in Paris and Strasbourg
• Johannes Sleidanus (1506-1556), historian, professor, Schleiden / Strasbourg
• Leopold Schoeller (1792-1884), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
• Gustav Poensgen (1824-1904), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
• Rudolf Poensgen (1826-1895), industrialist and councillor of commerce
• Carl Poensgen (1838-1921), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
• Larres Albert (1900-1987), painter
• Francis Albert Heinen (* 1953), journalist and nonfiction writer
• George Schreiber (* 1958), photographer
• Vera Hilger (* 1971), painter

References

Towns and municipalities in Euskirchen (district) Bad Münstereifel Blankenheim Dahlem Euskirchen Hellenthal Kall Mechernich Nettersheim Schleiden Weilerswist Zülpich