Simmerath is a municipality in the
district of Aachen
The district of Aachen (german: link=yes, Städteregion Aachen) is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Düren, Euskirchen, and also the Netherlands province of Limburg and the Belgian pro ...
, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is located approximately 20 km south-east 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- ...
, near the border to
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:
* Dedenborn
* Eicherscheid
* Einruhr
* Erkensruhr
* Hammer
* Hirschrott
* Huppenbroich
* Kesternich
* Lammersdorf
* Paustenbach
* Rollesbroich
* Rurberg
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* Witzerath
* Woffelsbach
Gallery
File:Lammersdorf, die katholische Pfarrkirche Dm128 in straatzicht foto3 2016-09-09 12.33.jpg, Lammersdorf, catholic church in the street
File:Einruhr, die Sankt Nikolaus Kirche in dorpszicht foto6 2015-04-16 12.23.jpg, Einruhr, church of St. Nicholas in the village
File:Bij Einruhr, die Rur foto5 2016-09-09 14.24.jpg, near Einruhr, river Rur
The Rur or Roer (german: Rur ; Dutch and li, Roer, , ; french: Rour) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( nl, links=no, Maas). About 90 perce ...
File:Paustenbach, straatzicht Paustenbacher Strasse foto8 2016-09-09 12.46.jpg, Paustenbach, view of a street
References
External links
Aachen (district)
{{AachenDistrict-geo-stub