Würselen

Würselen is a town in the borough of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Würselen
San Sebastian Church
Coat of arms
Location of Würselen within Aachen district
Stolberg
Würselen
Würselen
Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°08′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictAachen
Government
 • MayorArno Nelles (SPD)
Area
 • Total34.385 km2 (13.276 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total38,756
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52146
Dialling codes02405
Vehicle registrationAC
Websitewww.wuerselen.de

Geography

Würselen lies north of the city of Aachen in the immediate vicinity of the tripoint of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Its neighbouring settlements are, in clockwise order, the towns of Herzogenrath, Alsdorf and Eschweiler and the city of Aachen. Würselen is part of Aachen's Nordkreis quarter and is the only part of the city borough without external boundaries.

Subdivisions

As part of the administrative reform in North Rhine-Westphalia and the related 1971 Aachen Act, the territory of the borough of Würselen was expanded in 1972 to incorporate the hitherto independent municipalities of Bardenberg and Broichweiden. Since then Würselen has consisted of the following quarters:

  • Bardenberg
  • Broichweiden
  • Würselen

These are subdivided in turn into the following parishes:

Würselen:

  • Bissen
  • Dobach
  • Elchenrath
  • Grevenberg
  • Markt-Preck
  • Morsbach
  • Oppen-Haal
  • Scherberg
  • Schweilbach
  • Teut-Siedlung

Broichweiden:

  • Broich
  • Euchen
  • Linden-Neusen
  • St. Jobs
  • Vorweiden
  • Weiden
  • Wersch

Bardenberg:

  • Pley
  • Bardenberg

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the eagle of the coat of arms of Aachen in the topleft corner. The second quarter shows the coat of arms of the Rhine Province, however the bend also represents the river Wurm which flows through the town. The mining tools in the third quarter remember the mining history of the town, which dates back till the 12th century. The cross in the fourth quarter is the symbol of the prince-bishopric of Cologne, as the town belonged to the archdiocese of Cologne until the creation of the diocese of Aachen.

History

During the time of the Roman Empire, Roman soldiers were based at Würselen, on an area today known as "Mauerfeldchen" (small mural field).

The first mention of the town was as Wormsalt in 870. Between 1265-69, Duke Wilhelm IV of Jülich built the castle of Wilhelmstein. Since 1616 the town has been known as Würselen. In 1972, the neighbouring municipalities of Bardenberg and Broichweiden were incorporated into the town.

Würselen Town hall
Würselen
Bardenberg Water tower

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Würselen is twinned with:[2]

Notable People

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "Partnerstädte". wuerselen.de (in German). Würselen. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  • View from the Market towards St Sebastian
  • The former mine Teut with its Malakoff tower in 1880
  • Church of St Nicolas
  • Marienhoehe Hospital
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