Inden

Inden is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Inde, approx. 10 km north-west of Düren. In the area around Inden lignite is extracted in open-pit mines. Several hundreds of inhabitants have been resettled in the 1990s and 2000s because of these activities.

For the municipality in Valais, see Inden, Switzerland.
Inden
Coat of arms
Location of Inden within Düren district
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Inden
Inden
Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 06°21′28″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictDüren
Subdivisions7
Government
 • MayorUlrich Schuster
Area
 • Total35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,421
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
52459
Dialling codes02465
Vehicle registrationDN
Websitewww.inden.de

Town division

Districts:

  • Frenz
  • Inden/Altdorf
  • Lamersdorf
  • Lucherberg
  • Schophoven
  • Viehöven
Inden-Schophoven Müllenark mill

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.


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