Heinsberg ( German: [ˈhaɪnsbɛʁk] ; Limburgish : Hinsberg [ˈɦɪnzˌbæʀ˦(ə)x] ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is the seat of the district Heinsberg . It is situated near the border with the Netherlands , on the river Wurm , approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach .
9-1373: Wassenberg is the town to the north of Heinsberg, Hückelhoven to the east, Waldfeucht and Gangelt to the west, and Geilenkirchen to the south. Two rivers flow through Heinsberg, the Wurm and the Rur . The Wurm flows into the Rur near to Rurkempen, a village of Heinsberg municipality. [REDACTED] Lordship of Heinsberg 1085–1484 [REDACTED] Duchy of Jülich - Berg 1484–1794, part of: [REDACTED] United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1521–1614 [REDACTED] Palatinate-Neuburg 1614–1685 [REDACTED] Electoral Palatinate 1685–1794, part of: [REDACTED] Electorate of Bavaria 1777–1794 [REDACTED] French Republic 1794–1804 [REDACTED] French Empire 1804–1815 [REDACTED] Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871 [REDACTED] German Empire 1871–1918 [REDACTED] Weimar Republic 1918–1933 [REDACTED] Nazi Germany 1933–1945 [REDACTED] Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949 [REDACTED] West Germany 1949–1990 [REDACTED] Germany 1990–present Due to its proximity to
18-649: Is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany with the town of Heinsberg as its capital. Neighbouring districts are Viersen , Neuss , Düren and Aachen , the city of Mönchengladbach and the Dutch province Limburg . Heinsberg is the most westerly district of Germany, reaching 5°52'E in Selfkant municipality. Geographically it covers the lowlands of the Lower Rhine Bay . The area fell to Prussia in 1815, which in 1816 created
27-590: Is a town in the district Heinsberg , in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is situated near the border with the Netherlands , on the river Rur , approx. 6 km north-east of Heinsberg and 15 km south-east of Roermond . [REDACTED] Media related to Wassenberg at Wikimedia Commons This Heinsberg district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Heinsberg (district) Heinsberg
36-462: Is one swift bus, the SB 1 from Erkelenz to Geilenkirchen via Heinsberg. Heinsberg has two exits on the motorway A46 to Düsseldorf. The Bundesstraße 221 ( Alsdorf – Straelen ) passes through the town. Heinsberg possesses many elementary schools and kindergartens. The secondary education facilities include a high school ( Gymnasium ). Since 2007 there is a school for disabled persons in the building of
45-518: The Benelux countries, sufficient industrial park areas, low trade tax and good traffic connections, Heinsberg has good prerequisites for development. Companies include: The city of Heinsberg has just a few ancient structures. Most of the city was destroyed in 1944 during World War II . The main sights are: The railway from Heinsberg to Lindern , on the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway ,
54-469: The first cases were discovered in this area, the district was around two weeks "ahead" of the rest of Germany . A research group of the University of Bonn started to use the affected area as a testing site to study the novel coronavirus and to search for ways to handle the situation in the best possible way. The coat of arms show two lions in the top part, in the left the silver lion of the city and
63-469: The former vocational school ( Berufsschule ). Heinsberg was an early centre for the COVID‑;19 pandemic and was selected for an intensive study of the disease and its transmission characteristics in late‑March 2020. Heinsberg is twinned with: Wassenberg Wassenberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈvasn̩bɛʁk] ; Limburgish : Wasseberg [ˈwɑsəˌbæʀ˦(ə)x] )
72-598: The three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen . In 1932 the districts Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were merged, and in 1972 Erkelenz district was merged as well. In 1975 the district reached its present size when the municipality Niederkrüchten was moved to the district Viersen . The district became a center of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany . The Robert Koch Institute listed Heinsberg as an especially affected area ( "besonders betroffenes Gebiet" ). Since
81-502: Was reopened for passenger traffic in December 2013. Passenger traffic had been suspended in 1980. As of 2015, there is an hourly service from Heinsberg station to Lindern, which continues to Aachen Hbf . The main bus station of Heinsberg is next to the train station. It is served by buses to several towns and villages in the district, including Erkelenz , Geilenkirchen , Wegberg , Gangelt , Waldfeucht and Selfkant-Tüddern . There
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