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Erkelenz

Erkelenz (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German pronunciation: ⓘ, Limburgish: Erkelens ) is a town in the Rhineland in western Germany that lies 15 kilometres (9 miles) southwest of…

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Admin. region
Cologne
Country
Germany
Dialling codes
02431
District
Heinsberg
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Postal codes
41812

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Geography

Coat of arms

History

Twin towns – sister cities

Education

Transport

Buildings

Notable people

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Erkelenz

Nodes306
Edges305
Triples275
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006536
Components1

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Erkelenz

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related to Notable people · 33
Erkelenz → Aktionthunder, Arnold, BaroqueReinhold Vasters, Bauer, Blue Cheer, Bohr-company, British, Denver, Died, Director, Erkelenz CountyDickie Peterson, Erkelenzer Kreisblatt, ErkelenzLewis Holtby, Father, February, Flemish, Franciscan Order, From February, German Center Party, German-British
related to Chronological summary · 29
Erkelenz → Aachen, After, Anton Raky, Canton Erkelenz, Düsseldorf, Erkelenze, February, France, Guelders, Hegenscheidt, Herclinze, Infantry Division, Jülich, Kreis Erkelenz, Kreis Heinsberg, Napoleon Erkelenz, Ozarks, Pfalz-Neuburg, Prussia, Ratibor
related to history · 29
Erkelenz → Badorf, Badorf Ceramic, Brandgräber, Carolingian, Carolingian Empire, Catholic, Frankish, From Mathias Baux's, Here, In, Kleinbouslar, Linear Pottery, Lövenich, Marienweg, Mary Way, Mathias Baux, Near Haberg House, Near Kückhoven, New Stone Age, North
related to Territorial lordship · 29
Erkelenz → Amt, Amtmann, Bavarian, Brempt, Count, Drossard, Duchy, Emperor Louis, From, Gerard, Gerard III, Guelders, Holy Roman Empire, In, It, Jülich, Krüchten, Landbürgermeister, Oberquartier, Quartiere
related to World wars and inter-war years · 24
Erkelenz → After, Army, Because, Belgian, December, During, First World War, Freiheitsplatz, French, German Empire, Glück-auf-Straße, Graf-Reinald-Straße, Huts, In, International Drilling Company, NCOs, Neusser Straße, November, POW, Russians
related to Industrialisation · 20
Erkelenz → Aachen, Andreas Polke, Around, Berg, Halcour Textile Factory, Heinrich Jansen Weg, In, Karl Müller, Kölner Straße, Mönchengladbach, Neußer Straße, Oellers, Parkweg, Pins, Polke, Ratibor, Rhön, Rockstoff Factory, The, The Industrial Age
related to Manorialism · 20
Erkelenz → Aachen, County, Emperor Otto, Eremfried, France, From, Great, Hoftag, January, Later, Lotharingian Count Immo, Marienstift, Mary's Abbey, Mühlgau, Not, Oestrich, On, Rhineland, St, The
related to Geology · 19
Erkelenz → Beneath, Carboniferous, Cologne Lowland Earthquake Region, East, Embedded, Erft Scholle, In, Jackerath Horst, Jülich Börde, Meuse, Rhine, Rur Scholle, Scholle, Tertiary, The Erkelenz Börde, The Erkelenz Horst, Thick, Venlo, Wassenberg Horst
related to Origin of the name · 17
Erkelenz → According, As, Erkelenze, Estate, Frankish, From, Gallo-Romance, Great, Herculentiacum, Herculentian, Herculentius, However, In, Old High German, Otto, Roman, The
related to The post-war period · 17
Erkelenz → Americans, As Allied, British, But, By, Even, Hetzerath, In, June, March, Nazis, Persil, Persilscheine, Russian, Several, So-called, The

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town guelders also war part district aachen area year troops new jülich built villages 000 roman place took old north

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ErkelenzAdmin. regionCologne1.00infobox
ErkelenzCountryGermany1.00infobox
ErkelenzDialling codes024311.00infobox
ErkelenzDistrictHeinsberg1.00infobox
ErkelenzElevation92 m (302 ft)1.00infobox
ErkelenzPostal codes418121.00infobox
ErkelenzStateNorth Rhine-Westphalia1.00infobox
ErkelenzSubdivisions91.00infobox
ErkelenzTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)1.00infobox
ErkelenzVehicle registrationHS, ERK, GK1.00infobox
ErkelenzWebsitewww.erkelenz.de1.00infobox
Erkelenz• Density386.19/km2 (1,000.2/sq mi)1.00infobox
Erkelenz• Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(2020–25)Stephan Muckel (CDU)1.00infobox
Erkelenz• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)1.00infobox
Erkelenz• Total117.34 km2 (45.31 sq mi)1.00infobox
Erkelenz• Total45,3151.00infobox

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