Hellenthal

Hellenthal
Hellenthal
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	Hellenthal Location of Hellenthal within Euskirchen district
	Coordinates: 50°28′59″N 06°25′59″E / 50.48306°N 6.43306°ECoordinates: 50°28′59″N 06°25′59″E / 50.48306°N 6.43306°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Euskirchen
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Ernst
Area
• Total	138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Elevation	537 m (1,762 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,922
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	53940
Dialling codes	02482, 02448
Vehicle registration	EU
Website	www.hellenthal.de

Hellenthal is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, near the border with Belgium, approx. 30 km south-west of Euskirchen and 40 km south-east of Aachen.

The village of Reifferscheid, part of the municipality of Hellenthal, is dominated by the ruins of Reifferscheid Castle, the seat of a medieval principality, see Salm. Another village within the municipality, Blumenthal, features ironworks industry area.

References

↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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[1] "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.