Heiligenhaus

Heiligenhaus
Coat of arms
Heiligenhaus
Location of Heiligenhaus within Mettmann district
Coordinates: 51°19′0″N 6°58′0″E / 51.31667°N 6.96667°E / 51.31667; 6.96667Coordinates: 51°19′0″N 6°58′0″E / 51.31667°N 6.96667°E / 51.31667; 6.96667
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Mettmann
Government
• Mayor	Jan Heinisch (CDU)
Area
• Total	27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	25,793
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	42579
Dialling codes	02056, 02054, 02102
Vehicle registration	ME
Website	www.heiligenhaus.de

Heiligenhaus (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡənhaʊ̯s]) is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen.

The town is twinned with Basildon and Mansfield of the United Kingdom.

Heiligenhaus also contains the ancestral family farm of the acclaimed American author John Steinbeck.