Euskirchen
Sign in to saveEuskirchen (; 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. thumb|left|250px|Euskirchen, old market (Alter Markt).
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Euskirchen is a town in western Germany that serves as the capital of its district and has been an established settlement for over 700 years, receiving official town status in 1302. Today it functions as a modern shopping destination while retaining historical significance, with a population of around 55,000 residents as of 2007.
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Key facts
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Euskirchen COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Euskirchen fasadoj en Kölner Straße.JPG
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_plan
- Euskirchen in EU.svg
- German location.state
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- German location.region
- Cologne
- German location.district
- Euskirchen
- German location.elevation
- 137
- German location.area
- 139.63
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05366016
- German location.postal_code
- 53879–53881
- German location.area_code
- 02251, 02255
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- Culture
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Industry and Commerce
- Notable people
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Euskirchen (; 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. thumb|left|250px|Euskirchen, old market (Alter Markt).
==Culture== Parts of the ancient town wall, and three of its defensive towers, are still standing. Tourists are also attracted to Euskirchen due to the proximity of two large cities, Cologne and Bonn, to the northeast, and the hills of the Eifel region to the south. It is also the birthplace of Emil Fischer, born 1852, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1902. The local theatre in The Emil-Fischer-Gymnasium offers a wide variety of cultural events. The City Forum and the Parkhotel Euskirchen also contribute to the town's cultural offerings.