Kreuzau

Kreuzau
Municipality
Kreuzau Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kreuzau within Düren district
Interactive map of Kreuzau
Kreuzau Location within Germany Kreuzau Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 06°28′59″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Düren
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Ingo Eßer (CDU)
Area
• Total	41.73 km2 (16.11 sq mi)
Elevation	142–360 m (466–1,181 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	18,204
• Density	436.2/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52372
Dialling codes	02422, 02427, 02421
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	www.kreuzau.de

Kreuzau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔʏtsaʊ]) is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, approx. 5 km south of Düren.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

Kreuzau is surrounded by the following settlements, listed clockwise beginning in the north: the county town of Düren and the municipalities of Nörvenich, Vettweiß, Nideggen and Hürtgenwald, all in the county of Düren.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Kreuzau includes the following civil parishes (Ortsteil):

• Bogheim
• Boich
• Drove
• Kreuzau (incl. Schneidhausen) with 5,150 inhabitants on 31 October 2015
• Leversbach
• Obermaubach (incl. Schlagstein)
• Stockheim
• Thum
• Üdingen
• Untermaubach (incl. Bilstein)
• Winden (incl. Bergheim and Langenbroich)

In addition there was the now extinct village of Hemgenberg.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	11,653	—
1970	12,565	+1.52%
1975	13,569	+1.55%
1980	14,170	+0.87%
1985	14,367	+0.28%
1990	15,644	+1.72%
1995	16,989	+1.66%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	18,192	+1.38%
2005	18,203	+0.01%
2010	17,717	−0.54%
2015	17,441	−0.31%
2020	17,422	−0.02%
2025	18,204	+0.88%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen

Twin towns

Kreuzau is twinned with:

• Obervellach, Austria
• Plancoët, France