Heiligenhaus
Coat of arms of Heiligenhaus
Location of Heiligenhaus within Mettmann district
Heiligenhaus   is located in Germany
Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhaus   is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhaus
Coordinates: 51°19′N 6°58′E / 51.317°N 6.967°E / 51.317; 6.967
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictMettmann
Subdivisions6
Government
  Mayor (202025) Michael Beck[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total26,367
  Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
42579
Dialling codes02056, 02054, 02102
Vehicle registrationME
Websitewww.heiligenhaus.de

Heiligenhaus (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlɪɡn̩ˌhaʊs]) is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen.

Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule Bochum) has a branch in Heiligenhaus for the development of locking Systems.

Heiligenhaus also contains the ancestral family farm of the acclaimed American author John Steinbeck.

Twin towns – sister cities

Heiligenhaus is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Stadt Heiligenhaus 24.09.2017, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Heiligenhaus. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

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