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Heinsberg

Located in Kreis Heinsberg, Cologne District Coordinates: 51°03′59″ N 6°06′20″ E

Map showing the location of Heinsberg Heinsberg
Location in Germany
Population
43,163
43.2K
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
46
listed under Heinsberg
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport29 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport52 km

About Heinsberg

Heinsberg is a village. Location: Kreis Heinsberg, Cologne District. Population: 43,163. Elevation: 37 m.

From Wikipedia

Heinsberg (German: [ˈhaɪnsbɛʁk] ; Limburgish: Hinsberg [ˈɦɪnzˌbæʀ˦(ə)x]) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
92.2 km²
Official website
heinsberg.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Heinsberg over time

Population of Heinsberg over time
1975 36,378
2015 41,538
2017 41,673
2019 41,946
2021 42,888
2022 43,476
2023 43,620
2024 43,163
2025 43,116

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Heinsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Heinsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)594861456377675460576266

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heinsberg

The nearest airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mönchengladbach, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 29 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 52 kmnortheast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 60 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Mönchengladbach Population: 261.7K 27 kmnortheast
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 32 kmsouth
  • Venlo Population: 102K 34 kmnorth
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Neuss Population: 152.5K 43 kmeast

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

Day trips from Heinsberg

Within 100 km: 426 historic and cultural sites, 1,495 natural sites, 844 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Itterbeek River 21 kmNW
  • Witbeek River 21 kmNW
  • Oude Maas River 24 kmW
  • Kogbeek River 24 kmW

25–60 km663 places

  • Île Monsin Island 56 kmSW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 50 kmSW
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 54 kmS
  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 50 kmS

60–100 km2,049 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 66 kmSW
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 69 kmS
  • Wijngaardberg Mountain 95 kmW
  • Wetsberg Mountain 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Heinsberg

46 places
  1. 1 Heinsberg 41.5K

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

Cities & villages45

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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