Schleiden
Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017.[2] Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.
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| Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ingo Pfennings (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,128 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53937 |
| Dialling codes | 02445 |
| Vehicle registration | EU, SLE |
| Website | www.schleiden.de |
History
Historical affiliations
County of Luxembourg 1271–1353
Duchy of Luxembourg 1353–1795
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French Republic 1795–1804
French Empire 1804–1815
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Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
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German Empire 1871–1918
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Weimar Republic 1918–1933
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Nazi Germany 1933–1945
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Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
West Germany 1949–1990
Germany 1990–present
Mayors
- 1972−1975: Max Fesenmeyer (independent)
- 1975−1984: Herbert Hermesdorf (1914-1999) (CDU)
- 1984−1995: Alois Sommer (CDU)
- 1995−1997: Dieter Wolter (CDU)
- 1997−2004: Christoph Lorbach (CDU)
- 2004−2012: Ralf Hergarten (independent)
- since 2012: Udo Meister (FDP)
Education
There are the following schools in the city:
- Municipal High School
- Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of Aachen)
- Municipal Secondary School
- Primary school
- Elementary school
- Elementary school Gemünd
- Elementary school Dreiborn
- Astrid Lindgren School, Schleiden
Schleiden castle aerial view
Public figures
Johannes Sleidanus
- Johannes Sturm (Sturmius) (1507–1589), educator and scholar of the Renaissance, a professor in Paris and founder of the University of Strasbourg
- Johannes Sleidanus (1506–1556), historian, professor, Schleiden / Strasbourg
- Leopold Schoeller (1792–1884), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Gustav Poensgen (1824–1904), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Rudolf Poensgen (1826–1895), industrialist and councillor of commerce
- Carl Poensgen (1838–1921), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce
- Larres Albert (1900–1987), painter
- Francis Albert Heinen (born 1953), journalist and nonfiction writer
- George Schreiber (born 1958), photographer
- Vera Hilger (born 1971), painter
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Einwohnerzahlen im Regierungsbezirk Köln". Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen: Statistik. it.nrw.de (accessed 24 June 2018).
- http://www.schleiden.de/sv_schleiden/Rathaus/Rathaus%20&%20Politik/Rathaus/Verwaltungsorganisation/Verwaltungsf%C3%BChrung%20seit%201972 administration since 1972 homepage of the town Schleiden
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