Ahaus
Ahaus (German pronunciation: [ˈaːhaʊs] (
listen); Westphalian: Ausen) is a town 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 and 15 km south from Gronau. Ahaus is the location of one of Germany's interim storage facilities for radioactive spent fuel.[3]
Ahaus | |
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 St George's Fountain in Ahaus | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ahaus within Borken district  | |
  Ahaus  Ahaus | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′N 7°0′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Borken |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Karola Voß[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.22 km2 (58.39 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 39,658 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48683 |
| Dialling codes | 02561, 02567 |
| Vehicle registration | BOR, AH, BOH |
| Website | www.ahaus.de |
Twin towns – sister cities
Argentré-du-Plessis, France
Haaksbergen, Netherlands
Notable people
- Friedrich Koechling (1893–1970), officer, general of infantry
- Michael Denhoff (born 1955), composer and cellist
- Jens Spahn (born 1980), politician (CDU), Member of Bundestag
- Heike Wermer (born 1988), CDU politician
- Urszula Radwańska (born 1990), Polish tennis player
- Stefan Thesker (born 1991), footballer
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- Interim Storage of Spent Fuel in Germany History, State and Prospects, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, June 2015.
- "Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-ahaus.de (in German). Ahaus. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
Towns and municipalities in Borken (district) | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Borken district | ||
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