Simmerath

Simmerath
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Simmerath within Aachen district
Interactive map of Simmerath
Simmerath Location within Germany Simmerath Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°36′25″N 6°18′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Aachen
Subdivisions	17
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Bernd Goffart (CDU)
Area
• Total	110.92 km2 (42.83 sq mi)
Elevation	280–560 m (920–1,840 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	16,496
• Density	148.72/km2 (385.18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	52152
Dialling codes	02473
Vehicle registration	AC, MON
Website	www.simmerath.de

Simmerath (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪməʁaːt]) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 20 km south-east of Aachen, near the border to Belgium.

The administrative area was expanded in 1972 and includes the following localities:

• Dedenborn
• Eicherscheid
• Einruhr
• Erkensruhr
• Hammer
• Hirschrott
• Huppenbroich
• Kesternich
• Lammersdorf
• Paustenbach
• Rollesbroich
• Rurberg
• Witzerath
• Woffelsbach

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	9,782	—
1970	10,949	+2.28%
1975	12,388	+2.50%
1980	13,245	+1.35%
1985	13,844	+0.89%
1990	13,305	−0.79%
1995	14,525	+1.77%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	15,304	+1.05%
2005	15,771	+0.60%
2010	15,557	−0.27%
2015	15,266	−0.38%
2020	15,498	+0.30%
2025	16,496	+1.26%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gallery

• 
  Lammersdorf, catholic church in the street
• 
  Einruhr, church of St. Nicholas in the village
• 
  near Einruhr, river Rur
• 
  Paustenbach, view of a street

External links

Media related to Simmerath at Wikimedia Commons