Heiden, Germany

Heiden

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Heiden

Coordinates: 51°49′33″N 06°55′59″E / 51.82583°N 6.93306°E / 51.82583; 6.93306Coordinates: 51°49′33″N 06°55′59″E / 51.82583°N 6.93306°E / 51.82583; 6.93306
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Government
 • Mayor Hans-Jürgen Benson
Area
 • Total 53.39 km2 (20.61 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,152
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 46359
Dialling codes 02867
Vehicle registration BOR
Website www.heiden.de

Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken.

Geography

In the north Heiden borders the city of Borken and the city of Velen, in the east borders the municipality of Reken. The southern border of Heiden to Dorsten is also the border to the district of Recklinghausen. Among the urban settlement of Heiden, in the area of Heiden, there are also the dispersed settlements of Leblich in the south and Nordick in the north. Heiden is surrounded by many woods. In one of them you can find the devil stones (in German Teufelssteine or in Low German Düwelsteene) as a stone age grave from 3500–2800 B.C.

History

Heiden was founded as the farm Heghinc. In the year 870, Heiden was first mentioned in a donation to a monastery. Since 1975, Heiden is a municipality. The catholic Reverend, since 2003, is Peter Schneiders.

Politics

The parties and associations in the municipal council were voted every five years.

Christian Democratic Union of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany UWG, an independent local voters assosiation
2014 14 Seats 8 Seats 4 Seats

Since 2015 Hans-Jürgen Benson (SPD) is mayor of Heiden. Before 2015, the independent candidate Heiner Buß was mayor for 15 years.

Twin Towns

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References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

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