Hürtgenwald

municipality in the Düren district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q199974
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Hürtgenwald

Summary

Hürtgenwald is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Hürtgenwald ranks in the top 0.54% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #35 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hürtgenwald was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Hürtgenwald is located in Düren district[4].
  • Hürtgenwald is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Hürtgenwald's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[6].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Düren[7].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Kreuzau[8].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Langerwehe[9].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Nideggen[10].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Simmerath[11].
  • Hürtgenwald's shares border with is recorded as Stolberg[12].
  • Hürtgen Forest is named after Hürtgenwald[13].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bergstein[14].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brandenberg[15].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gey[16].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Großhau[17].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Horm[18].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hürtgen[19].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kleinhau[20].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raffelsbrand[21].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q124812[22].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Simonskall[23].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Straß[24].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vossenack[25].
  • Hürtgenwald's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zerkall[26].
  • Hürtgenwald's postal code is recorded as 52393[27].

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Geography

Hürtgenwald is in the country of Germany[5]. Hürtgenwald is located in Düren district[4].

Physical Characteristics

Hürtgenwald covers an area of {'amount': '+88.05'}[28]. Hürtgenwald sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+380'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8608'}[30], {'amount': '+8644'}[31], {'amount': '+6834'}[32], {'amount': '+8706'}[33], {'amount': '+8798'}[34], and {'amount': '+8929'}[35].

Designation and Status

Hürtgenwald's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[6].

History and Context

Hürtgen Forest is named after Hürtgenwald[13].

Why It Matters

Hürtgenwald ranks in the top 0.54% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #35 of 6,526).[2] Hürtgenwald has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Hürtgenwald is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+8608'}, {'amount': '+8644'}, {'amount': '+6834'} +6
    Fast id → 1220732
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+8608'}, {'amount': '+8644'}, {'amount': '+6834'} +6
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  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Hürtgenwald
    Aliases → —
    Open data portal → Open Data KDVZ Rhein-Erft-Rur
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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