Schleiden is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the

Eifel The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...

hills, in the district of

Euskirchen Euskirchen (; Ripuarian: ''Öskerche'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the district Euskirchen. While Euskirchen resembles a modern shopping town, it also has a history dating back over 700 years, having been granted to ...

, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.

History

Mayors

http://www.schleiden.de/sv_schleiden/Rathaus/Rathaus%20&%20Politik/Rathaus/Verwaltungsorganisation/Verwaltungsf%C3%BChrung%20seit%201972 administration since 1972 homepage of the town Schleiden * 1972−1975: Max Fesenmeyer (independent) * 1975−1984: Herbert Hermesdorf (1914-1999) (CDU) * 1984−1995: Alois Sommer (CDU) * 1995−1997: Dieter Wolter (CDU) * 1997−2004: Christoph Lorbach (CDU) * 2004−2012: Ralf Hergarten (independent) * 2012–2018: Udo Meister (FDP) * 2018– : Ingo Pfennings (CDU)

Education

There are the following schools in the city: *Municipal High School *Clara-Fey-High School, Schleiden (carrier is the diocese of

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

) *Municipal Secondary School *Primary school *Elementary school *Elementary school Gemünd *Elementary school Dreiborn *Astrid Lindgren School, Schleiden Schloss Schleiden 005-

Public figures

Johannes Sturm Johannes Sturm (also known as Jean Sturm; Latinized as Ioannes Sturmius; 1 October 1507 – 3 March 1589), was a German educator and Protestant reformer, who was influential in the design of the gymnasium system of secondary education. Biogr ...

(Sturmius) (1507–1589), educator and scholar of the Renaissance, a professor in Paris and founder of the University of Strasbourg *

Johannes Sleidanus Johannes Sleidanus or Sleidan (1506 – 31 October 1556) was a Luxembourgeois historian and annalist of the Reformation. Life He was born at Schleiden, then part of the duchy of Luxembourg, an element of the Spanish Netherlands (not far from Aach ...

(1506–1556), historian, professor, Schleiden / Strasbourg *

Leopold Schoeller Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...

(1792–1884), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce *

Gustav Poensgen Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

(1824–1904), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce * Rudolf Poensgen (1826–1895), industrialist and councillor of commerce *

Carl Poensgen Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

(1838–1921), industrialist and Privy Councillor of Commerce * Larres Albert (1900–1987), painter *

Francis Albert Heinen Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...

(born 1953), journalist and nonfiction writer *

George Schreiber George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(born 1958), photographer *

Vera Hilger Vera Hilger (born 1971) is a German painter. Life and work Vera Hilger was born in Schleiden, Germany, * 1991 - 1993 Vera Hilger studied Philosophy and German studies at the RWTH Aachen University * 1993 - 1997 graduation from the Maastricht ...

(born 1971), painter

References

{{Authority control Euskirchen (district) Districts of the Rhine Province