Ãœbach-Palenberg is a town in the
Heinsberg district of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
,
Germany
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. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Ãœbach.
Geography
The town is located at the border with the
Netherlands
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, at approx. 10 km east of
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...
and 15 km north of
Aachen. The river
Wurm
The Wurm (; nl, Worm ) is a river in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It rises in the Eifel mountains and flows for 57 kilometres before discharging into the Rur.
Geography
The Wurm is a left (western) tributary of the ...
flows through the area. The town has an area of 26.106 km². More than half the area is agricultural.
History
*867 the village Palenberg was first mentioned in a written document, 1172 the village Übach. 1794 three ''Bürgermeistereien'' were created - Übach, Scherpenseel, Frelenberg - which were merged into one municipality in 1935. It received town rights in 1967.
*1917
coal mining
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was started in the town, until in 1962 the
Carolus Magnus coal-mine was closed.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ãœbach-Palenberg is
twinned
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* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
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Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie.
Population
Heraldry
Transport
Rosn ...
, France (1990)
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Landgraaf
Landgraaf (; li, Lankgraaf ) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. ''Snow World'' is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe.
Population centres
*Nieuwenhagen
*Schaesberg
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, Netherlands (2000)
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the town is subdivided into three fields. In the top blue field are two crossed golden scepters with lily heads, with a black letter T on top. Both symbols refer to the ''Grundherrschaft'' Thorn. In the left golden field is a black lion, the symbol of
Jülich
Jülich (; in old spellings also known as ''Guelich'' or ''Gülich'', nl, Gulik, french: Juliers, Ripuarian: ''Jöllesch'') is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As a border region betwe ...
, as both Frelenberg and Palenberg belonged to the county Jülich. To the right is a silver lion on a red field, the symbol of
Heinsberg
Heinsberg (; li, Hinsberg ) 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 ...
, which Scherpenseel historically belonged to. The coat of arms was granted on December 2, 1937 by the ''Oberpräsident'' of the province
Rhineland
The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section.
Term
Historically, the Rhineland ...
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Economy
In addition to international companies such as SLV,
Neuman & Esser, Schlafhorst or Spanset the company Solent GmbH & Co. KG has been producing chocolate, nuts and dried fruit for various brands in Ãœbach-Palenberg since 2010. Its sister company, Bonback GmbH & Co. KG, a wholesale bakery, produces at the same location.
Bakery Bonback (in German)
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Gallery
Plattschong.jpg, "Der Platschhonk", a legendary creature
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References
External links
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Heinsberg (district)
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