Übach-Palenberg

Übach-Palenberg is a town in the Heinsberg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Übach.

Übach-Palenberg
Übach seen from the church
Coat of arms
Location of Übach-Palenberg within Heinsberg district
Übach-Palenberg
Übach-Palenberg
Coordinates: 50°55′11″N 6°7′10″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictHeinsberg
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Jungnitsch (CDU)
Area
 • Total26.11 km2 (10.08 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total24,044
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52531
Dialling codes02451
02404 (Parts of Boscheln)
Vehicle registrationHS
Websitewww.uebach-palenberg.de

Geography

The town is located at the border with the Netherlands, at approx. 10 km east of Heerlen and 15 km north of Aachen. The river Wurm flows through the area. The town has an area of 26.106 km². More than half the area is agricultural.

History
  • 867 the village Palenberg was first mentioned in a written document, 1172 the village Übach. 1794 three Bürgermeistereien were created - Übach, Scherpenseel, Frelenberg - which were merged into one municipality in 1935. It received town rights in 1967.
  • 1917 coal mining was started in the town, until in 1962 the Carolus Magnus coal-mine was closed.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Übach-Palenberg has two twin towns; since 1989 with Rosny-sous-Bois, (France) and since 1999 neighbouring Landgraaf, (Netherlands).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the town is subdivided into three fields. In the top blue field are two crossed golden scepters with lily heads, with a black letter T on top. Both symbols refer to the Grundherrschaft Thorn. In the left golden field is a black lion, the symbol of Jülich, as both Frelenberg and Palenberg belonged to the county Jülich. To the right is a silver lion on a red field, the symbol of Heinsberg, which Scherpenseel historically belonged to. The coat of arms was granted on December 2, 1937 by the Oberpräsident of the province Rhineland.

Economy

In addition to international companies such as SLV, Neuman & Esser, Schlafhorst or Spanset the company Solent GmbH & Co. KG has been producing chocolate, nuts and dried fruit for various brands in Übach-Palenberg since 2010.[2] Its sister company, Bonback GmbH & Co. KG, a wholesale bakery, produces at the same location. [3]

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. Solent-Schokolade (in German)
  3. Bakery Bonback (in German)


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