Heinsberg

Heinsberg
Coat of arms
Heinsberg
Location of Heinsberg within Heinsberg district
Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 06°05′47″E / 51.06306°N 6.09639°E / 51.06306; 6.09639Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 06°05′47″E / 51.06306°N 6.09639°E / 51.06306; 6.09639
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Heinsberg
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Dieder (CDU)
Area
• Total	92.14 km2 (35.58 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	41,538
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	52525
Dialling codes	02452
Vehicle registration	HS
Website	www.heinsberg.de

Heinsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.

Wassenberg is the town to the North of Heinsberg, Hückelhoven to the east, Waldfeucht and Gangelt to the west, and Geilenkirchen to the south. Two rivers flow through Heinsberg, the Wurm and the Rur. The Wurm flows into the Rur near to Rurkempen, a village of Heinsberg municipality.

The city of Heinsberg has only some old houses. The most of the city is destroyed in 1944. The main sights are:

The railway from Heinsberg to Lindern, on the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway, has been reopened for passenger traffic in December 2013. Passenger traffic had been suspended in 1980. As of 2015^[update], there is an hourly service from Heinsberg station to Lindern, which continues to Aachen Hbf.

The main bus station of Heinsberg is next to the train station. It is served by buses to several towns and villages in the district, including Erkelenz, Geilenkirchen, Wegberg, Gangelt, Waldfeucht and Selfkant-Tüddern. There is one swift bus, the SB 1 from Erkelenz to Geilenkirchen via Heinsberg.