Canton of Düren

The canton of Düren was an administrative unit in the Département de la Roer and in the subordinate Arrondissement d'Aix-la-Chapelle , which existed from 1798 to 1814. In 1804 the canton had a total of 17,738 inhabitants.

The main town ( chef-lieu ) was Düren . The following communities belonged to the canton of Düren:

• Arnoldsweiler
• Binsfeld
• Birgel
• Birkesdorf
• Real
• Notice
• Merzenich
• Niederzier
• Norvenich
• Ollesheim
• pier
• Strass

The following places were assigned to these communities:

• Arnoldsweiler
• Binsfeld, Rommelsheim , Bubenheim , Frauwüllesheim , Isweiler
• Birkesdorf, Huchem and Stammeln
• Ellen , Morschenich , Oberzier
• Gey , Hau, Straß and Horm and Langenbroich
• Golzheim , Ollesheim, Bauweiler, Nörvenich , Irresheim , Eschweiler over field
• Gürzenich , Derichsweiler
• Huertgen
• Kreuzau , Winden , Bergheim , Bogheim , Bilstein
• Lendersdorf , Berzbuir and Kufferath , Birgel , Rölsdorf
• Luchem , Echtz and Konzendorf , Lucherberg
• Remember, Hoven , Mariaweiler
• Merode , Schlich and D'horn , Jüngersdorf , Geich and Obergeich
• Merzenich, Girbelsrath
• Niederzier
• Pier, Daubenrath , Krauthausen , Selhausen , Viehöven
• Stockheim , Steprath, Niederau
• Wissersheim , Poll , Eggersheim , Hochkirchen
• Düren

Web links

• The Roer department in 1808
• The canton of Düren at www.genealogy.net

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johann Friedrich Benzenberg : Ueber das Cataster , Volume 1, 1818, p. 378 ( Google Books )