Inden, North Rhine-Westphalia
Inden is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Inde, approx. 10 km north-west of Düren. In the area around Inden lignite is extracted in open-pit mines. One mine is being rehabilitated with lake, park, solar power and energy storage.[3] Several hundreds of inhabitants have been resettled in the 1990s and 2000s because of these activities.
Inden | |
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 Flag _COA.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Inden within Düren district  | |
  Inden  Inden | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 06°21′28″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Düren |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Stefan Pfennings[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,480 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52459 |
| Dialling codes | 02465 |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | www.inden.de |
Town division
Districts:
- Frenz
- Inden/Altdorf
- Lamersdorf
- Lucherberg
- Schophoven
- Viehöven
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Inden-Schophoven Müllenark mill
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "RWE solar-plus-storage project at German lignite mine nears completion". Energy Storage News. 28 April 2022.
Towns and municipalities in Düren (district) | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Düren district | ||
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