Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg

Heinsberg (district)

Heinsberg is a Kreis in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Viersen, district-free city Mönchengladbach, Neuss, Düren and Aachen, and also the Dutch province Limburg.-History:...

 in North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, on the river Wurm

Wurm

The Wurm is a river in Germany , a left tributary of the Rur. The source of the Wurm are several brooks in the forests southwest of Aachen, which form the Wurm after the Diepenbenden reservoir. From there the Wurm nowadays flows through canals through the city of Aachen, until it resurfaces at the...

, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard

Sittard

Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...

 and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach

Mönchengladbach

Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....

.

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Wassenberg

Wassenberg

Wassenberg 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....

 is the town in the North of Heinsberg, Hückelhoven

Hückelhoven

Hückelhoven is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Rur, approx. 10 km east of Heinsberg and 20 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.-Town twinning: Hartlepool, England, UK...

 in the east, Waldfeucht

Waldfeucht

Waldfeucht is a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km south of Roermond and 8 km west of Heinsberg.-External links:*...

 and Gangelt

Gangelt

Gangelt is a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km east of Sittard and 10 km south-west of Heinsberg. Gangelt was the town in which Gerard Kremer, better known as Gerardus Mercator,...

 in the west, and Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km north-east of Heerlen and 20 km north of Aachen....

 in the south.

Two rivers flow through Heinsberg, the Wurm (River)

Wurm (river)

Wurm is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....

 and the Rur

Rur

The Rur , — not to be confused with the Ruhr — is a river which flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse...

. The Wurm (River)

Wurm (river)

Wurm is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....

 lead in the Rur near to Rurkempen, a village from Heinsberg.

Sights

The city of Heinsberg has only some old houses. The most of the city is destroyed in 1944. The biggest sights are:

• St. Gangolf church
• Castle of Heinsberg (Heinsburg)
• Old district court
• "Grünes Haus" (oldest house of the city)

Heinsberg Station

The station in Heinsberg was closed in 1980. But the rails are there still today. Heinsberg should be accessible with the train in 2013. They beginned with cutting plants from the rails in 2010. The "Zug der

Erinnerung" stopped in Heinsberg in 2011: For around 30 years stopped no train in city.

Bus

Near to the arranging station is the bus station. There stopped buses to Erkelenz

Erkelenz

- Geology :The Erkelenz Börde is the northernmost extent of the Jülich Börde and is formed from a loess plateau that has an average thickness of over eleven metres in this area. Beneath it are the gravels and sands of the main ice age terrace, laid down by the Rhine and the Meuse...

, Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen

Geilenkirchen is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km north-east of Heerlen and 20 km north of Aachen....

, Wegberg

Wegberg

Wegberg is the northernmost town in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Wegberg is situated between Mönchengladbach in the northeast and Erkelenz in the southeast. The city lies in the Naturpark Maas-Schwalm-Nette, a nature and wildlife park hugging the border to...

, Gangelt

Gangelt

Gangelt is a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km east of Sittard and 10 km south-west of Heinsberg. Gangelt was the town in which Gerard Kremer, better known as Gerardus Mercator,...

, Waldfeucht

Waldfeucht

Waldfeucht is a municipality in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km south of Roermond and 8 km west of Heinsberg.-External links:*...

 and Selfkant-Tüddern

Selfkant

Selfkant is a municipality in the Heinsberg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the most westerly municipality in Germany...

. There are two swift buses,

which are named SB-Buses. The SB 1 goes from Erkelenz to Geilenkirchen, and the SB4 from Heinsberg to Erkelenz.

Industry

In the industry area of Heinsberg, and the industry area of Oberbruch (IPO) are many companies, very famous;

• Enka Gmbh & Co KG
• Hazet
• Sera Aquaristic

Media

• Heinsberger Newspaper
• "Hs-Woche" a free newspaper once a week
• The "Lokalzeit aus Aachen" a news broadcast from the WDR about Aachen
  Aachen
  Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
  
  and Heinsberg, too.
• HS TV, a television transmitter
• The radio transmitter "Welle West" was closed in 2007, other radio transmitters, which reported about Heinsberg too, are 100,5 and 107,8.

Public Facilities

• Office of the district Heinsberg
• Police (district)
• the district court
• health office
• jail

Creation and Schools

In Heinsberg are many basic schools and kindergarten. There are two "Hauptschulen" and "Realschulen". In Heinsberg is a "Gymnasium".
Since 2007 is in the old "Berufschule" a school for disabled persons.

External links

• Official site