Nideggen

Nideggen
Nideggen
Location of the town of Nideggen within Düren district
Coordinates	50°42′0″N 6°29′0″E / 50.7°N 6.483333°E / 50.7; 6.483333Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 6°29′0″E / 50.7°N 6.483333°E / 50.7; 6.483333
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 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m  (997 ft)
Population	10,625 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	161 /km2 (417 /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

Restored keep of Burg Nideggen

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 mention in history was in 1184.

The town was created in 1972 by amalgamation of eight 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). It is situated between 250 and 450 metres above sea level.

Geographical position

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

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.