Heiden, Germany
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Location of Heiden within Borken district 
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| Coordinates: 51°49′33″N 06°55′59″E / 51.82583°N 6.93306°ECoordinates: 51°49′33″N 06°55′59″E / 51.82583°N 6.93306°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Münster | ||
| District | Borken | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Benson | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 53.39 km2 (20.61 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |||
| • Total | 8,152 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 46359 | ||
| Dialling codes | 02867 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BOR | ||
| Website | www.heiden.de | ||
Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken.
Geography
In the north Heiden borders the city of Borken and the city of Velen, in the east borders the municipality of Reken. The southern border of Heiden to Dorsten is also the border to the district of Recklinghausen. Among the urban settlement of Heiden, in the area of Heiden, there are also the dispersed settlements of Leblich in the south and Nordick in the north. Heiden is surrounded by many woods. In one of them you can find the devil stones (in German Teufelssteine or in Low German Düwelsteene) as a stone age grave from 3500–2800 B.C.
History
Heiden was founded as the farm Heghinc. In the year 870, Heiden was first mentioned in a donation to a monastery. Since 1975, Heiden is a municipality. The catholic Reverend, since 2003, is Peter Schneiders.
Politics
The parties and associations in the municipal council were voted every five years.
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | Social Democratic Party of Germany | UWG, an independent local voters assosiation | |
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| 2014 | 14 Seats | 8 Seats | 4 Seats |
Since 2015 Hans-Jürgen Benson (SPD) is mayor of Heiden. Before 2015, the independent candidate Heiner Buß was mayor for 15 years.
Twin Towns
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Gallery
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Heiden, modern church on the central square
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The modern municipal building, also on the central square
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The lake Kranenmeer near Heiden
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
External links
- Official site (German)
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