Geilenkirchen | |
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Location of Geilenkirchen within Heinsberg district  | |
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| Coordinates:50°57′55″N6°07′10″E / 50.96528°N 6.11944°E /50.96528; 6.11944 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Heinsberg |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2025–30) | Armin Leon (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.16 km2 (32.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 28,399 |
| • Density | 341.5/km2 (884.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52511 |
| Dialling codes | 02451; 02453; 02462 |
| Vehicle registration | HS, ERK, GK |
| Website | www.geilenkirchen.de |
Geilenkirchen (German pronunciation:[ˈɡaɪlənkɪʁçn̩]ⓘ,Limburgish:Jellekerke[ˈjæləˌkæʀ˦(ə)kə]) is a town in thedistrict Heinsberg, inNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is situated near the border with theNetherlands, on the riverWurm, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east ofHeerlen and 20 km (12.4 mi) north ofAachen.
It was the site ofOperation Clipper in November 1944.
The town gives its name to nearbyNATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. The base is home to seventeenE-3Aairborne early warning and control aircraft flown by aircrew from over fourteen nations.
On 24 July 2019 the highest temperature ever recorded in Germany was measured in Geilenkirchen at 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) during aheat wave that affected much of Europe.[2] The record was broken the following day when temperature inLingen reached 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).[3]
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