Erkelenz

Erkelenz is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the rural district Kreis Heinsberg, has 45279 inhabitants (May 2005) and covers an area of 117,35 Km?.

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The town is located at 51?04?N 6?19?E.

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Erkelenz is situated in the lowland of the "Niederrheinische Bucht".

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The area is covered by loess, a very fertile soil. The landscape is called "Boerde" and is plain. The agriculture is very productive.

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neighboring districts

From North to West to south to East :

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Town of Wegberg (district Heinsberg), district-free city M?nchengladbach, Municipality of Juechen (district Rhein-Kreis Neuss), Municipality of Titz (district D?ren), Town of Linnich (district D?ren), Town of H?ckelhoven (district Heinsberg), Town of Wassenberg (district Heinsberg)

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villages and hamlets of the town

In the area ot the city are 45 villages and hamlets.

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Bellinghoven,

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Berverath,

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Borschemich,

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Commerden,

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Etgenbusch,

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Fronderath,

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Geneiken,

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Genhof,

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Genfeld,

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Genehen,

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Gerderath,

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Gerderhahn,

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Golkrath,

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Granterath,

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Grambusch,

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Hetzerath,

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Holzweiler,

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Houverath,

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Houverather Heide,

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Hoven,

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Immerath,

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Katzem,

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Kaulhausen,

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Keyenberg

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Kleinbouslar,

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K?ckhoven,

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Kuckum,

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Lentholt,

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L?venich,

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L?tzerath,

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Matzerath,

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Mennekrath,

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Moorheide,

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Neuhaus,

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Oberwestrich,

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Oerath,

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Pesch,

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Scheidt,

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Schwanenberg,

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Tenholt,

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Terheeg,

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Unterwestrich,

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Venrath,

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Vossem,

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Wockerath

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brown coal open-pit mining

In the future the brown coal open-pit mining called Garzweiler II will expand from the area of the towns Juechen and Gevenbroich ( district Rhein Kreis Neuss) and dig in the area of Erkelenz. Villages have to resettle.

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

District: Districts are a form of local government in several countries....

Heinsberg: Heinsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Heinsberg....