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Linnich

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Linnich within Düren district

(2020–25) Marion Christine Schunck-Zenker^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total65.46 km² (25.27 sq mi)Elevation

73 m (240 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,015 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

52441

Dialling codes02462Vehicle registrationDN and JÜLWebsitewww.linnich.de

Linnich is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the River Rur (Roer river), approx. 10 km north-west of Jülich.

Economy

Linnich is the home of SIG Combibloc, the specialist for aseptic carton packaging. On the same Industrial site Gascogne Laminates Germany is producing laminates packaging for the pharmaceutical industry.

Town twinnings

Since 1974, Linnich is twinned with the French town of Lesquin in the Nord département.

Transportation

Linnich has no direct connections to German Autobahns, but the exits Erkelenz-Süd of the BAB 46, Titz, Jülich-Ost or Aldenhoven of the BAB 44 can be used.

Linnich is connected to the Rurtalbahn since 2002, and has one station near the SIG-factory and one in the suburb Tetz.

Culture and landmarks

Museums

Deutsche Glasmalerei-Museum (German Stained glass Museum)
Museum of Local History

Born in Linnich

Wolfgang Dahmen (born 1949), mathematician
Udo Recker (born 1967), medieval archaeologist
Elke Winkens (born 1970), actress

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.