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Village

Linnich

Located in Kreis Düren, Cologne District Coordinates: 50°58′58″ N 6°16′31″ E

Map showing the location of Linnich Linnich
Location in Germany
Population
13,653
13.7K
Elevation
62 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Linnich
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport36 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport48 km

About Linnich

Linnich is a village. Location: Kreis Düren, Cologne District. Population: 13,653. Elevation: 62 m.

From Wikipedia

Linnich (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪnɪç] ) is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Roer (German: Rur).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
65.4 km²
Official website
linnich.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Linnich over time

Population of Linnich over time
1975 12,941
2012 12,594
2013 12,446
2017 12,484
2019 12,593
2021 12,835
2022 13,015
2023 13,056
2024 13,653
2025 13,690

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Linnich

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
April (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Linnich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°5°9°12°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)595360506874736361586366

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Linnich

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mönchengladbach, 25 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 36 kmwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 48 kmnortheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 62 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 25 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 37 kmnortheast
  • Venlo Population: 102K 44 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 44 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Linnich

Within 100 km: 440 historic and cultural sites, 1,850 natural sites, 908 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Lucherberger See Lake 17 kmSE
  • Vöckelsberg Mountain 17 kmS
  • Knosterberg Mountain 24 kmS
  • Gürather Höhe Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km840 places

  • Île Monsin Island 58 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 52 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 49 kmSW
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 42 kmS

60–100 km2,287 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 66 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 61 kmS
  • Wetsberg Mountain 87 kmW
  • Weefberg Mountain 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Linnich

15 places
  1. 1 Linnich 13.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages14

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Merzbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    0.7 km NW
  • Mühlenbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    2.3 km NW
  • Mühlenteich River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.3 km NW
  • Malefinkbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    5 km N
  • Kapbusch Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia
    6.2 km NW
  • Elle River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    6.8 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources