Schleiden
Schleiden | |
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Location of Schleiden
within Euskirchen district | |
Location of Schleiden | |
Schleiden Schleiden | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′59″N 06°28′00″E / 50.53306°N 6.46667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Euskirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–23) | Ingo Pfennings (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.67 km2 (46.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 13,578 |
| • Density | 111.60/km2 (289.03/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53937 |
| Dialling codes | 02445 |
| Vehicle registration | EU, SLE |
| Website | www.schleiden.de |
Schleiden (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlaɪdn̩] ⓘ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the Eifel hills, in the district of Euskirchen, and has 12,998 inhabitants as of 30 June 2017. Schleiden is connected by a tourist railway to Kall, on the Eifel Railway between Cologne and Trier. The town consists of 18 settlements, the largest of which are Gemünd and Schleiden proper.