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]

For "Amateur Hockey Association of the United States" (AHAUS), see USA Hockey.
Ahaus
St George's Fountain in Ahaus
Coat of arms
Location of Ahaus within Borken district
Ahaus
Ahaus
Coordinates: 52°4′N 7°0′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictBorken
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorKarola Voß (Ind.)
Area
 • Total151.22 km2 (58.39 sq mi)
Highest elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Lowest elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total39,223
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
48683
Dialling codes02561, 02567
Vehicle registrationBOR, AH, BOH
Websitewww.ahaus.de

See also

Sons and daughters of the town
  • Friedrich Koechling (1893–1970), German officer, general of infantry
  • Michael Denhoff (born 1955 in Ahaus), German composer and cellist
  • Jens Spahn (born 1980 in Ahaus-Ottenstein), German politician (CDU), Member of Bundestag
  • Urszula Radwańska (born 1990 in Ahaus), Polish tennis player
  • Stefan Thesker (born 1991 in Ahaus), German footballer

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/cn226p/Session3/ID100Palmes.pdf
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