Heiligenhaus

Heiligenhaus
Town
Coat of arms of Heiligenhaus
Coat of arms
Location of Heiligenhaus within Mettmann district
Mettmann (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisRemscheidWuppertalSolingenRheinisch-Bergischer KreisLeverkusenCologneRhein-Kreis NeussDüsseldorfDuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenMonheim am RheinLangenfeldHildenHaanErkrathMettmannWülfrathVelbertHeiligenhausRatingen
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 (2020–25) Michael Beck[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
27.52 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
26,443
 • 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] ⓘ; Limburgish: Hillijehoes) 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  3. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Heiligenhaus. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

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