Euskirchen

Euskirchen
Coat of arms of Euskirchen
Location of Euskirchen within Euskirchen district
Euskirchen (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaRhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Erft-KreisDüren (district)Rhineland-PalatinateAachen (district)BelgiumBlankenheimEuskirchenSchleidenBad MünstereifelWeilerswistHellenthalNettersheimMechernichZülpichKallDahlem
Euskirchen is located in Germany
Euskirchen
Euskirchen
Euskirchen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Euskirchen
Euskirchen
Coordinates: 50°39′35″N 6°47′30″E / 50.65972°N 6.79167°E / 50.65972; 6.79167
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictEuskirchen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Sacha Reichelt[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total139.63 km2 (53.91 sq mi)
Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total59,772
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53879–53881
Dialling codes02251, 02255
Vehicle registrationEU
Websitewww.euskirchen.de

Euskirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɔʏskɪʁçn̩] ; Ripuarian: Öskerche) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted town status in 1302. As of December 2007, it had a population of 55,446. Its local football club is called TSC Euskirchen.

Euskirchen, old market (Alter Markt).
  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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