Schleiden
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Schleiden | |
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Location of Schleiden
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| Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–23) | Ingo Pfennings[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.67 km2 (46.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,578 |
| • Density | 111.60/km2 (289.03/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53937 |
| Dialling codes | 02445 |
| Vehicle registration | EU, SLE |
| Website | www.schleiden.de |
Schleiden (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaɪdn̩] ⓘ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017.[3] Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.
The borough of Schleiden is divided into 18 settlements (population figures of those at their main residence as at September 2020):[4]
| Settlement | Population |
|---|---|
| Berescheid | 192 |
| Broich | 375 |
| Bronsfeld | 572 |
| Dreiborn | 988 |
| Ettelscheid | 275 |
| Gemünd | 3,868 |
| Harperscheid | 426 |
| Herhahn | 463 |
| Kerperscheid | 80 |
| Morsbach | 556 |
| Nierfeld | 451 |
| Oberhausen | 838 |
| Olef | 1,120 |
| Scheuren | 371 |
| Schleiden | 2,289 |
| Schöneseiffen | 424 |
| Wintzen | 85 |
| Wolfgarten | 209 |
| Total | 13,582 |
Neighbouring municipalities
- North: Heimbach (Eifel) (County of Düren)
- East: Mechernich, Kall (both in the county of Euskirchen)
- South: Hellenthal (County of Euskirchen)
- West: Monschau, Simmerath (both in the Borough of Aachen)
Geographie
The Roer-tributary Urft and the Urft-tributary Olef are the most important rivers within Schleiden. Parts of the Kermeter and the Dreiborn Plateau with the Ordensburg Vogelsang[5] belong to Schleiden.
History
County of Luxembourg 1271–1353
French Republic 1795–1804
Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Republic 1918–1933
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
West Germany 1949–1990
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In the Middle Ages and early modern times, Schleiden was the centre of a lordship, later the County of Schleiden, which itself was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, from 1441/43 as part of the Burgundian Netherlands (first under the Burgundians, then the Habsburgs). After the division of the Netherlands, the Duchy of Luxembourg with Schleiden remained as part of the Spanish line of the Habsburgs. After the War of Spanish Succession, the Duchy of Luxembourg, along with Schleiden, went to the Austrian line of the House of Habsburg. When revolutionary France conquered the Austrian Netherlands in 1794/95, the Duchy of Luxembourg was quickly divided into the three French departments: Forêts, Sambre-et-Meuse and Ourthe. Schleiden was in Ourthe (capital: Liege). At the Vienna Congress of 1815, the formerly Luxembourgian areas east of the Our, Sauer and Moselle rivers were given to the Kingdom of Prussia. Thus, Schleiden became "Prussian" and, in 1871, part of the German Empire after having belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg for centuries.
The small town of Schleiden has produced two important Christian humanists: Johannes Sleidanus and Johannes Sturm, also known as Ioannes Sturmius.
In 1944 the Battle of Wahlerscheid took place nearby.
Schleiden had been affected by 2021 European floods. Nine persons in Schleiden died while the floods.[6] Pedestrian zones in Gemünd and Schleiden main town, with commercial and residential buildings had been severely damaged.
Mayors
- 1972−1975: Max Fesenmeyer (independent)
- 1975−1984: Herbert Hermesdorf (1914–1999) (CDU)
- 1984−1995: Alois Sommer (CDU)
- 1995−1997: Dieter Wolter (CDU)
- 1997−2004: Christoph Lorbach (CDU)
- 2004−2012: Ralf Hergarten (independent)
- 2012–2018: Udo Meister (FDP)
- 2018– : Ingo Pfennings (CDU)
Education
There are the following schools in the city:
- Municipal Johannes-Sturmius-High School
- Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of Aachen)
- Municipal Secondary School
- Primary school
- Elementary school
- Elementary school Gemünd
- Elementary school Dreiborn
- Astrid Lindgren School, Schleiden
