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Roetgen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːtçən]]) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Roetgen
Municipality
Location of Roetgen within Aachen district
Roetgen
Roetgen
Coordinates: 50°39′N 6°12′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictAachen
Subdivisions3
Government
  Mayor (202025) Jorma Klauss[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total39.033 km2 (15.071 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total8,650
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52159
Dialling codes02471
Vehicle registrationAC, MON
Websitewww.roetgen.de

Geography


Roetgen is located approximately 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Aachen, near the border with Belgium. It is in the north of the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park on the Weser stream which rises a few kilometres to the south. Between Roetgen and Rott is the Dreilägerbach Reservoir, which is fed by the Dreilägerbach stream and the artificially Schleebachgraben and Hasselbachgraben ditches. The attached waterworks supplies large parts of Aachen and the Dutch town of Kerkrade with drinking water.

The parish of Roetgen includes the villages of Roetgen, Rott and Mulartshütte, which is the oldest part of Roetgen.

To the northwest is the borough of Aachen with its quarters of Kornelimünster and Walheim, to the northeast is the town of Stolberg with its quarters of Venwegen and Zweifall, to the southeast is the Simmerath parish of Lammersdorf. To the west, on the far side of the German-Belgian border lies the town of Eupen and the municipalities of Raeren, whose parish of Petergensfeld borders immediately on Roetgen north of Charliers Mill.

Roetgen is attractive for commuters as it is already part of the Eifel and yet is still close in proximity to Aachen.


History


In World War II, Roetgen was the first German town to fall under American control. American forces arrived in the town on 12 September 1944 at 14.30.[3]

The city was the location of the court martial of US Army Private Eddie Slovik in November 1944, notable because of all US military personnel in World War II, only Slovik was ever executed for desertion.

On March 13, 2019, Roetgen was hit by a low-end F3 tornado. The tornado caused moderate to severe damage to buildings and trees. Vehicles were also overturned and flipped. 5 people were injured by the tornado.[4][5][6][7][8]


Division of the municipality


Roetgen consists of three districts:

Mulartshütte is the oldest settlement of the three.


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На других языках


[de] Roetgen

Roetgen ([.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈʁøːtçən], Röhtchen) ist eine Gemeinde in Nordrhein-Westfalen an der Grenze zu Belgien. Sie gehört zur Städteregion Aachen. Durch die Nähe zu Aachen wurde die Gemeinde vor allem für Pendler interessant, es existieren daher verschiedene Neubaugebiete aus den 1970er, 1980er und 1990er Jahren sowie ein Gewerbegebiet aus den 1990er Jahren. Seit dem 27. November 2012 trägt die Gemeinde offiziell den Titel Tor zur Eifel.[2]
- [en] Roetgen

[ru] Рётген

Рётген (нем. Roetgen) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.



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