Hofstadt (Herzogenrath)
Hofstadt
City of Herzogenrath
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 58 ″ N , 6 ° 5 ′ 25 ″ E
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Height : | 138 m |
Postal code : | 52134 |
Area code : | 02406 |
Hofstadt is a district of Merkstein , city of Herzogenrath , in the Aachen city region in North Rhine-Westphalia .
location
Hofstadt lies in the valley of the Wurm in the east of the nature reserve brown coal excavation Otilie. The Wurm, which runs a little west of Hofstadt, forms the state border between Germany and the Netherlands . Neighboring towns are Rimburg and Palenberg in the north, Herbach and Plitschard in the east and Merkstein in the south.
General
Hofstadt is a rural place and is surrounded by fields. The townscape is shaped by the Catholic Church of St. Benno, which was built in the 1920s.
societies
- St. Benno Schützenbruderschaft Herzogenrath-Hofstadt 1898 eV