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Hückeswagen () is a town in the north of Oberbergischen Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the governmental district of Cologne.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Hückeswagen
German location.image_coa
DEU Hueckeswagen COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Hückeswagen in GM.svg
German location.image_photo
Hückeswagen - Auf'm Schloss - Schloss 17 ies.jpg
German location.image_caption
City administration office in the Hückeswagen Palace
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Köln
German location.district
Oberbergischer Kreis
German location.elevation
308
German location.area
50.52
German location.postal_code
42499
German location.area_code
02192
German location.licence
GM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 3 74 016
German location.website
www.hueckeswagen.de
German location.mayor
Dietmar Persian
German location.leader_term
2020–25

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Official website

Startseite | Schloss-Stadt Hückeswagen

Startseite Internet

hueckeswagen.de

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Population
14770
Area
50.52
Elevation
308
Shares border with
Radevormwald
Official website
www.hueckeswagen.de
Image
Hueckeswagen-marktstrasse.jpg
Dialing code
02192
Licence plate code
GM
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twinned administrative body
Königs Wusterhausen
postal code
42499
Commons category
Hückeswagen
topic's main category
Category:Hückeswagen
Commons gallery
Hückeswagen
category for people born here
Category:Births in Hückeswagen
hashtag
Hückeswagen
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • The coat of arms of Hückeswagen
  • History
  • Population
  • Origin of the name
  • Places of interest
  • Local area
  • Economy
  • Trade surfaces
  • Traffic
  • Public transit
  • Motor traffic
  • Location leading system
  • Personalities
  • International relations
  • References
  • External links

Hückeswagen () is a town in the north of Oberbergischen Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the governmental district of Cologne.

==Geography== Hückeswagen is situated on the river Wupper. Two dams, Bevertal dam and Wuppertal dam, are near the city. Hückeswagen's location in the narrow valley and well as the castle mountain are notable. It is located approximately 40 km away from Cologne. Nearby towns are Radevormwald, Wipperfürth, Wermelskirchen and Remscheid.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hückeswagen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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