Düren

Summary

Düren is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Düren ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Düren was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Düren was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[4].
• Düren is located in Düren district^[5].
• Düren is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Düren is on the body of water Rur^[7].
• Düren's head of government is recorded as Frank Peter Ullrich^[8].
• Düren's image is recorded as Rathaus Düren-5502.jpg^[9].
• Düren's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Düren's instance of is recorded as large district town^[11].
• Düren's instance of is recorded as district capital^[12].
• Düren's flag image is recorded as Flagge der Stadt Düren.svg^[13].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Inden^[14].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Niederzier^[15].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Langerwehe^[16].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Hürtgenwald^[17].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Kreuzau^[18].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Nörvenich^[19].
• Düren's shares border with is recorded as Merzenich^[20].
• Düren's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Dueren COA.svg^[21].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Altmünster^[22].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cormeilles^[23].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karadeniz Ereğli^[24].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gradačac^[25].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinhua^[26].
• Düren's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stryi^[27].

Body

Geography

Düren is in the country of Germany^[6]. Düren is located in Düren district^[5]. Düren is on the body of water Rur^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+88953'}^[28], {'amount': '+4563'}^[29], {'amount': '+4777'}^[30], {'amount': '+4978'}^[31], {'amount': '+7925'}^[32], and {'amount': '+8500'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[10], large district town^[11], and district capital^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Düren include Düren district^[34], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[35], in Germany^[36].

Why It Matters

Düren ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2] Düren has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Düren is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Düren include Düren district^[34], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[35], in Germany^[36].