Heinsberg
Sign in to saveHeinsberg (; ) 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.
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Heinsberg is a town in western Germany, located in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border along the Wurm river. It serves as the administrative center for Heinsberg district and sits approximately 20 km northeast of the Dutch city of Sittard and 30 km southwest of the German city of Mönchengladbach.
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- Nordrhein-Westfalen
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- Köln
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- German place.postal_code
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- 02452
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- Heinsberg COVID-19 study
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Heinsberg (; ) 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.
==Geography== 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.