Inden, North Rhine-Westphalia
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Inden (German pronunciation: [ˈɪndn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Inde, approx. 10 km north-west of Düren. In the area around Inden lignite is extracted in open-pit mines. One mine is being rehabilitated with lake, park, solar power and energy storage.[3] Several hundreds of inhabitants have been resettled in the 1990s and 2000s because of these activities.[citation needed]
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Location of Inden
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| Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 06°21′28″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Stefan Pfennings[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,572 |
| • Density | 210.8/km2 (546.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52459 |
| Dialling codes | 02465 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.gemeinde-inden.de |
Town division
Districts:
- Frenz
- Inden/Altdorf
- Lamersdorf
- Lucherberg
- Schophoven
- Viehöven
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Former, dredged districts:
- Altdorf
- Geuenich
- Inden (old-Inden)
- Pier
- Pommenich
- Vilvenich
