Hürtgenwald | |
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Location of Hürtgenwald within Düren district  | |
  Hürtgenwald  Hürtgenwald | |
| Coordinates:50°42′36″N06°22′28″E / 50.71000°N 6.37444°E /50.71000; 6.37444 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–25) | Andreas Claßen[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.05 km2 (34.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,993 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52393 |
| Dialling codes | 02429 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.huertgenwald.de |
Hürtgenwald (Ripuarian:Hüêtschewald) is a municipality in thedistrict of Düren in the federal state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is located in theEifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west ofDüren. Much of the area is covered by forest (Hürtgenwald in literal translation meansHürtgen Forest).
Hürtgenwald is composed of the villagesBergstein, Brandenberg, Gey, Großhau, Horm, Hürtgen, Kleinhau, Raffelsbrand, Schafberg, Simonskall, Strass, Vossenack and Zerkall (in alphabetical order). Kleinhau with the town hall is not only the administrational center of the community, but has become the commercial center as well (shops and a few supermarkets).
InWorld War II, Hürtgenwald was the theater of theBattle of Hürtgen Forest, a major battle. Two largewar graves (one in Hürtgen, one in Vossenack) are places to commemorate those who fell.
Nowadays, the pleasing landscape of forested hills, lakes and rivers attracts a lot of people from nearby densely populated areas, e.g. from theCologne area and theRuhr Area, for recreational reasons.
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