Ahaus

Ahaus (German pronunciation: [ˈaːhaʊs] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede. Ahaus is the home for Germany's "Interim Storage of [Radioactive] spent fuel"[2]

Ahaus
St George's Fountain in Ahaus
Coat of arms
Location of Ahaus within Borken district
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Coordinates: 52°4′N 7°0′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor	Karola Voß (Ind.)
Area
• Total	151.22 km^2 (58.39 sq mi)
Highest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Lowest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	39,381
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48683
Dialling codes	02561, 02567
Vehicle registration	BOR, AH, BOH
Website	www.ahaus.de

Twin towns – sister cities

Ahaus is twinned with:[3]

• Argentré-du-Plessis, France
• Haaksbergen, Netherlands

Notable people

• Friedrich Koechling (1893–1970), officer, general of infantry
• Michael Denhoff (born 1955), composer and cellist
• Jens Spahn (born 1980), politician (CDU), Member of Bundestag
• Heike Wermer (born 1988), CDU politician
• Urszula Radwańska (born 1990), Polish tennis player
• Stefan Thesker (born 1991), footballer

See also

• Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service
• Eintracht Ahaus

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/cn226p/Session3/ID100Palmes.pdf
3. "Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-ahaus.de (in German). Ahaus. Retrieved 2021-02-04.