Alsdorf
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Alsdorf
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Aachen
Town subdivisions	16
Mayor	Helmut Klein
Basic statistics
Area	31.658 km² (12.2 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m  (535 ft)
Population	46,284  (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,462 /km² (3,787 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AC
Postal code	52477
Area code	02404
Website	www.alsdorf.de Coordinates: 50°53′00″N 6°10′00″E / 50.883333, 6.166667

Alsdorf (IPA: /ˈalsdɔʁf/) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Until the 20th century Alsdorf was a mining area, but by now many service companies have established themselves in Alsdorf. Besides, Alsdorf has a indoor arena, a cinema, a mining museum and a zoo.

Burg Alsdorf

Geography

Alsdorf is located near the border triangle Germany/Belgium/Netherlands in the Western of Germany. Communes bordering Alsdorf are Baesweiler, Aldenhoven, Eschweiler, Würselen, Herzogenrath und Übach-Palenberg. Alsdorf belongs to the district of Aachen.

Districts

Alsdorf is divided in 16 districts:

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Aachen (district) Alsdorf | Baesweiler | Eschweiler | Herzogenrath | Monschau | Roetgen | Simmerath | Stolberg | Würselen

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