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Go City of Erkelenz Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 35 ″ N , 6 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	approx. 90 m
Postal code :	41812
Area code :	02431
Location of Genehen in North Rhine-Westphalia

Genehen is a hamlet in the southern city of Erkelenz ( Kreis Heinsberg ). It has been part of Erkelenz since 1972.

geography

Approach is on the edge of the Erkelenzer Börde . The Baal Riedel landscape begins to the southwest . In the south of the village there is a forest area on pseudogley , waterlogged soils.

location

To the north is the hamlet of Commerden , to the east is Bellinghoven , to the southeast is Tenholt , to the southwest is Granterath and to the west is the hamlet of Scheidt .

history

In 1558, Geneden was named in a document. The prefix Gen- is derived from a preposition and an article: an gen (= to that, to). The place name contains the word -neder, it denotes a valley or depression.

Attractions

Road cross from 1897

religion

The majority of the population is Catholic .

Transport links

In the west the federal highway 57 runs directly past the place. In the north there is the connection point Erkelenz Süd on the A 46 . In the east, the Aachen – Mönchengladbach railway line lies in an artificial gorge some distance away .

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