Kreis Heinsberg
Located in Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°03′00″ N 6°09′13″ E
- Population
- 263,681
- 263.7K
- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Kreis Heinsberg
- Airports
- MST Maastricht Aachen Airport31 km
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport50 km
About Kreis Heinsberg
Kreis Heinsberg is a municipality. Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Population: 263,681. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Teichbach and Teich Bach.
Photos of Kreis Heinsberg
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Schloß Elsum Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Kreis Heinsberg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (77 mm)
- Driest month
- April (45 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 48 | 61 | 45 | 63 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 62 | 66 |
How to get to Kreis Heinsberg
The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mönchengladbach, 25 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 31 kmsouthwest
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 50 kmnortheast
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 61 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 25 kmnortheast
- Aachen Population: 265.2K 31 kmsouth
- Venlo Population: 102K 36 kmnorth
- Maastricht Population: 122.4K 40 kmsouthwest
- Neuss Population: 152.5K 41 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kreis Heinsberg
Within 100 km: 430 historic and cultural sites, 1,595 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km56 places
- Itterbeek River 25 kmNW
- Émissaire River 25 kmW
- Hariksee Lake 20 kmN
- Lingberg Mountain 17 kmN
25–60 km736 places
- Île Monsin Island 57 kmSW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 51 kmSW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 53 kmS
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 48 kmS
60–100 km2,086 places
- Île du Moulin Island 66 kmSW
- Lac de Robertville Lake 67 kmS
- Wijngaardberg Mountain 98 kmW
- Wetsberg Mountain 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Kreis Heinsberg and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Kreis Heinsberg | Aachen | Mönchengladbach | Gelsenkirchen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 263.7K | 265.2K | 261.7K | 270K |
| Elevation | 38 m | 266 m | 57 m | 48 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° |
| Annual rainfall | 719 mm | 907 mm | 737 mm | 872 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 31 km | 25 km | 83 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kreis Heinsberg
10 places- 1 Erkelenz 45.3K
- 2 Heinsberg 43.2K
- 3 Hückelhoven 41.2K
- 4 Geilenkirchen 28.5K
- 5 Wegberg 28.1K
- 6 Übach-Palenberg 24.3K
- 7 Wassenberg 19.7K
- 8 Gangelt 13.4K
- 9 Selfkant 10.8K
- 10 Waldfeucht 9.2K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Teichbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia1.5 km E
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Teich Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia2.8 km SE
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Kapbusch Natural site, North Rhine-Westphalia5.3 km SE
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Alter Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia5.3 km NW
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Baaler Bach River, North Rhine-Westphalia5.8 km NW
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Worm River, Germany6.2 km NW
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Mühlenteich River, North Rhine-Westphalia7.1 km SE
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Malefinkbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia7.3 km SE
Other cities and towns in Cologne District
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Heinsberg Town, Heinsberg4.1 km W -
Hückelhoven Town, Hückelhoven5.2 km E
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Wassenberg Town, Wassenberg5.6 km N
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Geilenkirchen Town, Geilenkirchen9.5 km S
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Wegberg Town, Wegberg14 km NE
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Erkelenz Town, Erkelenz12 km E
Sources & licences
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