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Mechernich
Mechernich
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mechernich within Euskirchen district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Euskirchen
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Peter Schick (CDU)
Area
• Total	136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	28,567
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53894
Dialling codes	02443, 02256, 02484
Vehicle registration	EU
Website	www.mechernich.de

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Mechernich is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the "Nationalpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west of Euskirchen and 55 km from Cologne. Mechernich is a former mining town and had in 2009 his 700-years celebration of foundation.

Districts

Mechernich has the following districts:

Antweiler, Berg, Bergbuir, Bergheim, Bescheid, Bleibuir, Breitenbenden, Denrath, Dreimühlen, Eicks, Eiserfey, Firmenich, Floisdorf, Gehn, Glehn, Harzheim, Heufahrtshütte, Holzheim, Hostel, Kalenberg, Kallmuth, Katzvey, Kommern, Kommern-Süd, Lessenich, Lorbach, Lückerath, Mechernich, Obergartzem, Rissdorf, Roggendorf, Satzvey, Schaven, Schützendorf, Strempt, Urfey, Voißel, Vollem, Vussem, Wachendorf, Weiler am Berge, Weißenbrunnen, Weyer and Wielspütz.

Reconstructed Roman Eifel aqueduct near Mechernich-Vussem

Lead and Zinc Mines

Lead and zinc mines have existed in the central part of the Mechernich region since ancient times during the Roman occupation. Since the 13th century the most prevelent product brought to the surface has been lead. The main ore minerals galena, sphalerite and cerussite are disseminated in nodular impregnations (Knotten) and veinlets in the region in and surrounding Mechernich. Mining activities at the Mechernich lead line in 1882 saw almost 4,500 people engaged in pit work. And as late as 1952 the lead mine and its mills were still worked from numerous mines and open cuts south and southwest of Mechernich and were responsible for 20% of lead production in West Germany. But mining proved more and more expensive and mining ceased in 1957

Mining tour

A tour takes place in the Eifel region, in the galleries of the mining museum in Mechernich.

Twin Town

Since the 30th July 1967 is the Twintown of Mechernich Nyons,France.

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^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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-}}'''Mechernich''' is a town in the [[Euskirchen (district)|district of Euskirchen]] in the south of the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is located in the "Nationalpark North[[Eifel]]" in the Eifelhills, approx. 15 km south-west of [[Euskirchen]] and 55 km from [[Cologne]]. Mechernich is a former mining town and had in 2009 his 700-years celebration of foundation.
+}}'''Mechernich''' is a town in the [[Euskirchen (district)|district of Euskirchen]] in the south of the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It is located in the "Nationalpark Nordeifel" in the [[Eifel]] hills, approx. 15 km south-west of [[Euskirchen]] and 55 km from [[Cologne]]. Mechernich is a former mining town and had in 2009 his 700-years celebration of foundation.